Foreign Media: Seoul Protested the U.S.-China Airspace Confrontation in the Yellow Sea, Reflecting South Korea's Dilemma Between the U.S. and China
According to Yonhap News Agency citing anonymous military sources, after the U.S.-China aircraft confrontation incident in the Yellow Sea last week, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gi-wook immediately lodged a protest with U.S. Forces Korea Commander General Breslin.
Approximately 10 U.S. F-16 fighter jets took off from Osan Air Base, about 65 kilometers from Seoul, heading west over the Yellow Sea for training missions. When the aircraft approached the Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone, China urgently scrambled its aircraft, leading to a brief confrontation.
Analysts pointed out that South Korea's protest indicates that Seoul does not want U.S. forces stationed in South Korea to take a more proactive stance against China, highlighting the increasingly difficult situation of South Korea in balancing relations with its security alliance partner, the United States, and its largest trading partner, China.
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