An editorial in Monday’s edition of The Korea Times warned that the security alliance between the two countries [US and South Korea] “may fall apart due to Washington’s blatantly excessive demands”. Mr Trump has previously threatened to withdraw US troops if his demands are not met, with the editorial accusing the president of regarding the Korea-US mutual defense treaty “as a property deal to make money”.
 By Julian RyallNovember 19, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – The defence ministers of South Korea and China have agreed to develop their security ties to ensure stability in north-east Asia, the latest indication that Washington’s long-standing alliances in the region are fraying. On the sidelines of regional security talks in Bangkok on Sunday, Jeong Kyeong-doo, the South Korean minister of defence, and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, agreed to set up more military hotlines and to push ahead with a visit by Mr Jeong to China next year to “foster bilateral exchanges and cooperation in defence”, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Seoul’s announcement coincided with growing resentment at the $5 billion (£3.9bn) annual fee that Washington is demanding to keep 28,500 US troops in South Korea. That figure is a sharp increase from the $923 million that Seoul paid this year, which was an 8 per… |
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The Most Revolutionary Act 
Moar winning?
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With this news, and Russia dumping all its Treasury bonds, seems to be a really bad week for the US oligarchy.
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Traditionally (?) China has supported North Korea, so with a defence agreement with South Korea, how long before the Koreas become “Korea” as it should be were it not for the machinations of the British-American empire? Yes, bad week for the Western inbred oligarchs.
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Absolutely, Sha’Tara. With the reunification treaty Carter helped North and South Korea negotiate in 1994, reunification was imminent in 2001, when George W Bush provoked North Korea into resuming their nuclear weapons program: https://stuartbramhall.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/down-the-old-memory-hole-how-bush-jr-quashed-the-movement-for-korean-reunification/
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