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It looks like China knew about Trump stopping war games before the US military or South Korea did
« on: June 13, 2018, 05:14:21 am »
It looks like China knew about Trump stopping war games before the US military or South Korea did
Alex Lockie   16h ago
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-knew-about-trump-stopping-korea-military-drills-before-us-military-2018-6


Joint US-South Korean war games held in 2015. Lee Jin-man/AP

  • President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US and South Korea would stop joint military drills after meeting Kim Jong Un.
  • But the Pentagon and South Korea haven't heard anything about it, even though China apparently has.
  • US military forces in Korea have not received any direction to cease joint military drills, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
  • The US has long resisted calls to suspend military drills, even when offered a freeze in North Korean missile and nuclear testing in return.
  • It traditionally asserted that bilateral, planned, and transparent military drills are legal while North Korea's nuclear program is not.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday after meeting with Kim Jong Un that the US and South Korea would stop military drills — but it appears China knew about it before the Pentagon did.

US military forces in Korea have not received any direction to cease joint military drills, a spokesman said on Tuesday, Reuters notes.

The South Korean military issued a statement to NBC News saying: "Regarding President Trump's comment regarding ending of the combined military drills..We need to find out the exact meaning or intention behind his comments at this point."

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The US has long resisted calls from North Korea and China for a "suspension for suspension," whereby the US would stop military drills in exchange for a freeze in North Korean missile and nuclear testing.

Historically, the US has asserted that the bilateral, planned, and transparent military drills are legal while North Korea's nuclear program is not, so it would be blackmail to suspend them for Pyongyang.

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Re: It looks like China knew about Trump stopping war games before the US military or South Korea di
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2018, 05:53:34 am »
Hey @Suppressed can you point out where in this article it shows that the Chinamen knew about this before everyone else? I've read it twice and other than the snowflake saying it, there isn't one shred of evidence it is even remotely true. Just some tweet from some dude saying it is so.
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Re: It looks like China knew about Trump stopping war games before the US military or South Korea di
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2018, 10:44:29 am »
Kim probably reported in
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Re: It looks like China knew about Trump stopping war games before the US military or South Korea di
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2018, 01:53:07 pm »
I like a lot of takes by Business Insider; often though, their reporters are amateurish. This may well be another example.  All they seem to have is some BBC reporter's twitter talking about a "suspension of a suspension".

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