USFK Commander Says Korea Is 'Dagger' in Heart of Asia From China's Perspective
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General Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, likened South Korea and Japan to a "dagger" and a "shield" capable of containing China. Appearing on the U.S. Army War College podcast on the 22nd, General Brunson stated, "When China looks out from its east coast, what it sees..."
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jo Jun-hyung = During a recent appearance on a podcast, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson stated that from China's strategic perspective, South Korea is a 'dagger'...
It has been revealed that Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, recently remarked, โIf you look out from Chinaโs east coast, what they see is Korea, a dagger stuck in the heart of Asia.โ Amid the Trump administrationโs emphasis on the strategic flexibility of U.S. Forces Korea to counter China, Brunson has previously described Korea as โan island floating between Japan and mainland China or like a stationary aircraft carrier.โ This staโฆ
USFK commander says Korea is 'dagger' in heart of Asia from China's perspective
USFK Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson has said that Korea is a "dagger in the heart of Asia" if seen from China's east coast, a remark that apparently underscored the strategic location of the Asian ally amid an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry.
General Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, recently described South Korea as a "dagger" aimed at China. Commander Brunson, who has assessed South Korea as "like an island floating between Japan and mainland China or a stationary aircraft carrier," appeared to have more explicitly emphasized the role of U.S. Forces Korea in containing Chinaโฆ
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