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Lee: Difficult to Accept U.S. Demand on Troop Flexibility, Alliance Needs Overhaul

Lee: Difficult to Accept U.S. Demand on Troop Flexibility, Alliance Needs Overhaul

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday that it is difficult to agree on a demand by Washington on the strategic flexibility of the U.S. forces stationed in South Korea, as the decades-old alliance between Seoul and Washington is expected to face a monumental change, possibly to better deter China. [...]