U.S.-South Korean drills kick off, reviving North Korean fears
Seoul's Washington ties contrast with uncertain Chinese commitment
By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times - Monday, March 13, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean and U.S. forces defied North Korean anger, threats and missile tests Monday by launching more than a week of major joint military drills, the first full-scale exercises of their kind on the divided peninsula in six years.
The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signaled its displeasure with the test of land-based missiles on Friday and the launch of what Pyongyang dubbed two “strategic” cruise missiles Sunday, the first confirmed missiles fired from a North Korean submarine. Kim Yo-jong, Mr. Kim’s powerful sister, has warned that Pyongyang could turn the Pacific “into a firing range.”
The back-and-forth has also exposed what analysts here say is a widening divergence on the Korean Peninsula: While Washington and Seoul move together militarily and economically, North Korea has a far more tenuous and uncertain relationship with China, its one critical ally and economic lifeline.
South Korean officials were unmoved by the North’s threats.
“We can never give up efforts to deter North Korea from preposterous provocations,” Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told foreign reporters. “We will continue our exercises and strengthen our deterrence, regardless of North Korea’s acts.”
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