Lee says depending on U.S. for defense no longer valid, will boost economic ties | Yonhap News Agency
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Lee says depending on U.S. for defense no longer valid, will boost economic ties | Yonhap News Agency
South Korea’s president, Lee Jae-myung, says the longstanding strategy of relying on the United States for defense is no longer valid. He advocates a new approach that pairs stronger autonomous defense with expanded economic ties to the U.S., especially in high-tech sectors, to improve industrial competitiveness amid U.S.–China competition. The administration aims to regain wartime OPCON from the U.S. as part of this shift, while maintaining the U.S.-ROK alliance as a core fr
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