Seoul’s protest over stand-off seen as reluctance to let US Forces Korea confront China

South Korea last week protested to the US over a rare stand-off between American and Chinese fighter jets in the Yellow Sea, according to media reports. Analysts said the move signalled Seoul was reluctant to see US forces stationed in South Korea more actively confront Beijing. Yonhap News Agency, citing unnamed military sources, on Saturday reported that South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back lodged a complaint with General Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea (USFK), “immediate...

By Dewey Sim