Trump announces US will stop 'provocative' war games with South Korea in major concession to Kim

[workinclasszero]

Trump announces US will stop 'provocative' war games with South Korea in major concession to Kim Jong-un
'I think it is very provocative. You have a country that is right next door'
Adam Withnall 2 hours ago

Donald Trump has said the US will stop joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it will save "a tremendous amount of money" and noting the war games are "very provocative", in what appears to be a major concession to North Korea following his summit with Kim Jong-un.

Speaking in a press conference after Mr Kim left Singapore, the US president said the "war games are very expensive", adding that the US pays "a big majority of the expenses for them".

Mr Trump said his second motivation for stopping war games with South Korea was that it was inappropriate now that talks had begun with North Korea.

"I think it is very provocative," he said. "You have a country that is right next door."

Mr Trump appeared to suggest that he had not yet discussed stopping the war games with South Korea itself, saying it was something "we have to talk to them about".

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-trump-war-games-south-nuclear-weapons-kim-summit-a8394636.html?utm_source=reddit.com

[riversedge]

1. China did NOT want the US war games, so Trump gave them an unexpentant present. Happy!!

[workinclasszero]

3. I think its all part of the ZTE bribe that China gave to Trump

Now he withdraws our military out of the region and China moves right on in.

They already have been building up military forces on man made islands there.

Sorry Japan, hope you get along with your new Chinese masters.

[riversedge]

6. umm. suspect you are right

[Marengo]

10. China shouldn't have the right or ability to exercise military power in its own backyard?

The Pacific belongs only to the US and it’s allies? As for Japan, if they hadn’t slaughtered millions of Chinese in the pursuit of naked imperialism and later attempted to deny or justify that, perhaps they would have little to worry about now.

[workinclasszero]

11. China is a fascist dictatorship

Japan is a vibrant democracy.

Meanwhile back in the USA our government at the time slaughtered the Native Americans and committed genocide against them. Not even mentioning the evils of slavery.

Hitler actually admired the way we wiped out the Native Americans and sought to emulate us in his extermination of the Jews.

There are plenty of sins in the past for all countries but we must live in the present.

[Marengo]

12. Irrelevant. Whatever Japan is today, it never attempted to make any substantive amends for...

The atrocities. Atrocities which still exist in the living memory of some Chinese and which have had a significant impact on the modern Chinese national psyche. As an example, only a few months ago I watched a children’s cartoon with my son at my in-laws home in Wuhan which featured Japanese soldiers ravaging the countryside and the revenge taken by the local Communist militia unit (of course it’s as if the Guomindang armed forces never made any contribution to Japan’s defeat) was aired on mainstream CCTV during prime viewing hours. The war is still very much on the mind so to speak. From what I understand, Chinese national defence strategy as it relates to Japan is containment. In essence, neutralizing Japan’s capability to project aggressive force beyond its own borders. As long as Japan remains devoted to self defense, it’s highly unlikely China would initiate any kinetic conflict as the current economic order benefits China greatly. But should Japan’s posture change, China is developing the capability to kick its teeth in to prevent a repeat of what happened in the last century. That’s simply the reality.

[sunonmars]

2. Its becoming very clear a consortium of enemy countries put Trump in the White house.

[workinclasszero]

4. Crystal clear

[sunonmars]

5. Russia, Chinese, Saudis were all in cahoots.

[Saboburns]

7. Appeasement is the words you're looking for.

Appeasement towards a country we are currently at war with.

[robbob]

8. TRump: instead we'll start staging war excercizes along the Canadian border,

also “right next door”...

[workinclasszero]

9. Shit when will Trump start the Canadian wall?

Will Canada pay for it like Mexico?

The Canadian wall would be to keep us in unfortunately.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Oh goody...he learned a new word! n/t