Seoul cannot ‘readily agree’ to expand mission of US troops on peninsula: Lee
ROK president acknowledges calls for US forces to counter China, not just deter North Korea, ahead of Trump summit
Jooheon Kim August 25, 2025
Seoul cannot ‘readily agree’ to expand mission of US troops on peninsula: Lee
Lee Jae-myung speaks at a meeting | Image: Lee Jae-myung via X (Jul. 30, 2025)
South Korea cannot “readily agree to” expanding the mission of American troops stationed on the peninsula beyond deterring North Korea, President Lee Jae-myung said ahead of his first summit with Donald Trump on Monday.
The ROK leader’s remarks, which he made to reporters on a plane en route to Washington, came against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s push for greater strategic flexibility for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to focus more on countering China, a move that would increase Seoul’s responsibility for defending against DPRK attack.
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