Director of the National Security Office Suh Hoon will have a meeting with Foreign Affairs Commissioner Yang Jiechi in Tianjin, China on the 2nd and US Defense Secretary Austin will visit Korea on the 2nd and have a meeting with Defense Minister Suh Wook on the Korea-U.S. Security Council.
On the 29th of last month, the US Department of Defense announced the completion of the 'Global Posture Review (GPR)', including the relocation and relocation of the headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Division's artillery units stationed on the mainland to the South Korean base, Humphreys, and Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on the 30th that The Korea-U.S. Security Council (SCM) will be held in Seoul on the 2nd.
In a GPR press release on the 29th, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a GPR press release, "The review results include an order to strengthen cooperation among allies to deter potential military aggression by China in the Indo-Pacific region and to stop the threat from North Korea." In order to strengthen regional military power, they revealed measures such as strengthening infrastructure facilities in the Pacific island region such as Australia and Guam and deploying a rotational air force unit in Australia” and “conversion of the Apache attack helicopter units that have been rotated to the Korean Peninsula and the units permanently stationed at the artillery brigade headquarters”.
Regarding the conversion of the U.S. Department of Defense's permanent presence to rotational deployment units, the Voice of the United States (VOA) said, "It is expected that the effect of increasing the understanding of the battlefield situation and the ability to respond will actually increase the force."
On the 30th, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Boo Seung-chan said, “Today, the US announced the GPR decision. It seems that it is the result of continuous communication between the defense authorities of the ROK and the US regarding the decision,” he said.
In a press release on the 1st, the Blue House said, “Director Suh is visiting China at the invitation of Commissioner Yang Jiechi. will be exchanged."
"We view our deployment posture in South Korea as strong and effective," Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Mara Kalin said at a GPR announcement briefing on the 29th. "We have placed an order for further cooperation with our allies and partners in the region to advance our plans to counter the threat of the North Korean threat," he said, noting the armaments of the attack helicopter unit and the artillery unit's permanent presence in South Korea.
Britain's Reuters news agency on the 29th said, "At least seven countries, including South Korea, are secretly supporting technical parts manpower for the construction of a modern conventional submarine that Taiwan has wanted for the past 20 years." The technology has been provided to Taiwan, and the UK government has given companies permission to export submarine parts, technology and related software to Taiwan over the past three years.”
The Korean news agency, citing an official, said, “Ian McGee, a former British Navy admiral, played a key role in recruiting professional manpower needed to build Taiwan’s submarines. , provided support to former naval officials and advised on the construction of submarines.”
A key official at the Blue House said on the 30th, “The foreign media reports that ‘7 countries including Korea are helping Taiwan build submarines’ are not true. The Seoul Shimbun reported that, "We are checking the details," and the Seoul newspaper reported that "It has absolutely nothing to do with reports of support for Taiwan's submarines."
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense announced on the 25th of last month that “the ROK-U.S. Security Council will be held in Seoul on the 2nd of next month.”
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 26th of last month that "the Secretary of Defense is visiting Korea to attend the U.S.-Korea Security Council (SCM)" and that "Secretary Austin is leaving on the 30th to meet with senior South Korean government leaders and visit USFK units."
The U.S. Department of Defense press release continued, "This will serve as a cornerstone for the US-ROK Security Council to discuss and confirm national commitments." We are expected to promise to do it.”
The Korea-U.S. summit was a joint statement in May <Korea and the United States also reaffirmed their support for strengthening cooperation with Pacific island countries and recognized the importance of open, transparent, and inclusive regional multilateralism such as Quad> <Korea and the United States (omitted) committed to maintaining an inclusive, free and open Indo-Pacific region. We are committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea and elsewhere, and respect for international law, including the legal and undisturbed freedom of commerce and airspace overflight. President Biden and President Moon Jae-in emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
At a briefing on the 30th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Lijian said, "The United States opposes increasing its arms and expanding its military force with the Chinese threat theory at the fore." It is a clear indication of Jin's full effort to deter and encircle China," he commented on the GPR.
An editorial of the Global Times in China commented on the 'strengthening of the US military bases in Guam and Australia' on the same day as a "2nd islands chain" strategy.
Australia's Defense Minister Peter Dutton signed the Maritime Nuclear Powered Information Agreement with the U.S. and the U.K. on the 22nd of last month.
"Through the agreement, the United States and the United Kingdom will provide a methodology for nurturing and educating their own personnel in support of the construction and operation of nuclear-powered submarines," he said.
The United States and the United Kingdom and Australia launched AUKUS, a regional security cooperation group, in September, and the United States and the United Kingdom promised to support Australia in securing new nuclear-powered submarines. Created a system for sharing confidential information on submarines.
Australia is seeking to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines with US support.
The Moon Jae-in government, which seeks to increase its armaments, is pushing ahead with the construction of nuclear submarines.