After Decades of Focusing Almost Exclusively on North Korea, American Command in South Korea Is Shifting Resources Toward China: RAND Analyst

After Decades of Focusing Almost Exclusively on North Korea, American Command in South Korea Is Shifting Resources Toward China: RAND Analyst

That judgement jibes with the view of President Trump that China represents an existential threat, as seen in the ongoing trade war.

Why South Korea will concede to US plans to use troops on peninsula for Taiwan

Washington is poised to change the mission of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to prioritize regional contingencies, particularly a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, and while South Korea will likely accept the shift, it will demand concessions in return. The Trump administration has not formally announced a change to USFK’s role, but the strategic shift is […] The post Why South Korea will concede to US plans to use troops on peninsula for Taiwan appeared…