The US regards South Korea as a "carrier at China's doorstep", and the South Korean media smells a dangerous signal.

Recently, Commander of the US Forces in Korea, Bremson, claimed that South Korea is a "carrier" at China's doorstep. The focus of the US troops stationed in South Korea is not to repel North Korea but to cooperate with the US's larger strategy to act within the (Asia-Pacific) region, responding to threats from China and Russia.

Hearing this, the South Korean media became very concerned, believing that this represents the US military's intention to involve the troops stationed in South Korea in the "unification war" across the Taiwan Strait. Previously, US Deputy Defense Minister Colby also publicly stated that if there were an alleged "emergency situation" in the Taiwan Strait, the troops stationed in South Korea should take on the role of "containing China," and South Korea should be responsible for its own defense. As a result, the media criticized the popular presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung: "When South Korea's defense becomes empty, are we still going to thank China?" This is a typical case of "not daring to blame the US, but blaming China as a scapegoat."

However, the problem is that first, the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and the US has neither the right nor the reason to intervene. The US secretly decides to tie South Korea to the battlefield, but the South Korean media blames China—what logic is this?

Secondly, what the South Korean media should worry about most is not the emptiness of their national defense, but the possibility of South Korea becoming a battlefield, or even being "destroyed in one battle"—if the US really views South Korea as a "carrier," then the US military bases within South Korea will become targets for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and we certainly have the capability to completely turn these bases into ruins. And with North Korea building up its military in recent years, wouldn't they take the opportunity to move southward? Would the US troops stationed there help South Korea fight or just flee? I believe anyone with clear eyesight knows the answer.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832620647606284/

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