The United States said it allows South Korea to build nuclear submarines to counter China
Jonathan Fritz, a U.S. official, stated at the U.S.-South Korea Forum that the U.S. has allowed South Korea to build nuclear submarines to counter "regional threats," especially threats in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday, citing remarks by Fritz, the first assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, "President Trump also stated that the U.S. supports South Korea in building nuclear submarines equipped with conventional weapons. We will work with South Korea and our other allies in the Indo-Pacific region to support international maritime law and peace and security, whether in the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, or elsewhere."
Additionally, Fritz added that the traditional military alliance between South Korea and the United States has now become a comprehensive cooperation in economic and industrial aspects due to the expansion of interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
The 10th U.S.-South Korea Strategic Forum was held in Washington on Tuesday, organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Korea Foundation for International Exchange.
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