According to Japanese media reports, US President Trump said he hopes to obtain ownership of the land used as a base by the US military in South Korea.
President Trump said:
"There is a big difference between providing land and transferring land. What I want to do is transfer the ownership of the land where the US has a huge fortress."
On the 25th, President Trump said during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung that "the US has invested a huge amount of money in building bases in South Korea," and "I want to consider whether we can obtain the ownership of the base."
He also said, "I just said, 'I don't want to say it now, because we are friends.'
So far, Trump has stated that the cost of stationing US troops in South Korea needs to be significantly increased, saying that South Korea's burden is very small.
This statement seems to be part of the fluctuation in the stationing fees.
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