Chinese Embassy criticizes USFK chief’s remarks describing S. Korea as ‘dagger’ in Asia


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The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday criticized recent remarks by U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson likening South Korea to a “dagger” in Asia from Beijing’s perspective amid an intensifying U.S.-Sino rivalry. In a podcast interview hosted by the U.S. Army War College on Friday, Brunson was quoted as describing South Korea as “the dagger in the heart of Asia,” amid lingering speculation that the United States would seek to leverage USFK assets to help deter an increasingly assertive China. Last year, Brunson also highlighted the strategic value of South Korea in overcoming geographic constraints in the…

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