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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
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News US and South Korea conduct combined military drills with aircraft carrierRare naval exercise comes after both sides appear set to expand scope of exercises, redeploy strategic assets in region The U.S. and South Korea staged their first combined military training involving an American aircraft carrier in more than four years, Seoul’s military announced on Saturday, amid reports that North Korea will soon conduct another nuclear test. U.S. and ROK navies began the three-day exercise on Thursday in international waters off the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in a statement. The exercises included air defense, anti-ship, anti-submarine and maritime interdiction operations. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |