US generalโs โdaggerโ remark tests South Koreaโs China balancing act
A top US generalโs description of South Korea as a โdagger in the heart of Asiaโ aimed at China has laid bare the differences in how Washington and Seoul view their alliance and Beijing. US Forces Korea commander General Xavier Brunson made the blunt remark in a podcast interview hosted by the US Army War College on May 22, drawing a backlash both from Beijing and from Seoul itself. South Koreaโs presidential office said on Saturday that it was โawareโ of Brunsonโs remarks and that close...