SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States will hold talks on nuclear deterrence on Friday as part of Washington's commitment to share more insight with Seoul into planning in the event of
While the summit is unlikely to produce a formal security arrangement connecting the nations' defense, they will agree to a mutual understanding about regional responsibilities.
Xing Haiming blamed Seoul for creating 'difficulties' for bilateral ties by failing to respect Beijing's core interests, including Taiwan, while being influenced by the US.
Yeol met US president Joe Biden earlier this year to seek assistance on nuclear planning in the event of potential conflict with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Some 2,500 troops from the South and the United States took part as the five-day exercise began in Pocheon near the border with the North, South Korea's defence ministry said.
A leading chipmaker, South Korea asked the US to review the rule that prevents recipients of US funding from building new facilities in such countries, beyond 5% of existing capacity.
The officials stressed that no US nuclear weapons would be returned to the peninsula, and South Korea would continue not to have control over the US nuclear arsenal.
North Korea's North Korea released a commentary by an analyst, criticising the exercises as 'a trigger for driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to the point of explosion.'
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