Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to outreach
President Donald Trump announced that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to his outreach, while simultaneously scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. The move has caused concern among Asian allies regarding regional security.
Why it matters
Changes in U.S. military posture on the Korean Peninsula have significant implications for global security and diplomatic relations in East Asia.
Asian allies expressed thinly veiled concern Tuesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea in an apparent bid to lure North Korean leader Kim Jong Un back to talks.
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