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Washington (AFP) Nov 26, 2010 The United States sought Friday to reassure China over joint US-South Korean military exercises, with the Pentagon insisting the war games were "not directed" at Beijing. The four-day exercises starting Sunday come in the wake of North Korea's artillery bombardment of a South Korean island, and will include a US aircraft carrier in a bid to deter the North. "The Chinese government was informed of our intent to conduct this naval exercise in the areas west of the Korean Peninsula," said Pentagon spokesman Darryn James. "It is important to point out that this exercise is not directed at China. As with previous exercises in this series, these operations are defensive in nature and designed to strengthen deterrence against North Korea," he said. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters on Thursday that Beijing had "concern" over the action, saying China opposes "any act that undermines peace and stability on the (Korean) peninsula." Tensions in the region have escalated after North Korea shelled a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing at least four people, and prompting retaliatory fire from the South.
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S.Korean media tell China to get off the fenceSeoul (AFP) Nov 26, 2010 South Korean newspapers on Friday urged the government to hit back hard if North Korea strikes again, and blasted China's failure to condemn or restrain its wayward ally. Thursday's resignation of Defence Minister Kim Tae-Young "should be the starting point for reform of the national security system", the best-selling Chosun Ilbo said in an editorial. The Seoul administration has come in ... read more |
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