ROK Marines 'dispatched' to the South China Sea to strengthen dependence on the ROK-U.S. alliance

As dependence on the ROK-U.S. alliance has intensified, the ROK Marines have been “dispatched” to observe the US-Philippine joint exercise in the South China Sea.
President Yun Seok-yeol met with Indo-Pacific Commander Aquilino at the presidential office on the 6th and said, "Restoring the US-ROK joint exercise will enhance a strong deterrence against North Korea and contribute to maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia."
In response to a question and answer on the way to work on the 6th, President Yoon said, "North Korea fired two short-range missiles this morning, but the day before yesterday, an IRBM passing through the Japanese archipelago and 4,000 km from Guam was fired." Based on the strong South Korea-U.S. alliance and security cooperation between the United States and Japan, the government will thoroughly take care of the lives and safety of the people,” he said.
According to YTN on the 6th, 120 soldiers from one company of the ROK Marines were dispatched as observers to participate in the 'Kamandag' joint exercise between the 3rd Marine Division and 2,500 Philippine Marines in Okinawa.
The Associated Press reported on the 4th that the Marine Corps 'Kamandag' started on the 3rd and continued until the 14th as a combined military exercise in the South China Sea, Palawan Island near Taiwan, and the northern Philippines on the 3rd. It was reported that a large number of advanced weapons such as Mars) and supersonic fighters will be deploye.
Philippine Navy Major General Caesar Bernard Valencia said, “The South Korean and Japanese military are also observing this exercise and participating in disaster response drills. said in
The AP reported that 1,900 U.S. Marines and 600 Filipinos participated in the exercise to conduct various special operations, including simulated amphibious warfare.
The flags of the four participating countries, the United States, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan, entered the training opening ceremony side by side, foreign media reported.
The training area, Palawan Island, is about 200 km away from the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, which China claims to be sovereign.
At the same time, the 3rd Marine Division deployed 1,600 Marines and 1,400 Japanese Self-Defense Forces simultaneously in 'Resolute Dragon 22', a joint exercise between the US and Japan, in Hokkaido, Japan.
North Korea's foreign ministry said on the 4th that the UN Security Council "denounces" the United States and other issues related to the launch of the ballistic missile and pointed out that "it is paying attention to the threat posed by the United States by reintroducing aircraft carriers into the waters of the Korean Peninsula." (VOA) reported.
VOA said, "It seems that the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Reagan, which participated in a joint exercise near South Korea in late September, was re-deployed from the coast of Korea to the Sea of ​​Japan on the 5th."
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported to the National Assembly on the 4th that "in the future, activities of Chinese military aircraft and ships entering the DPRK's air defense identification zone, crossing the middle line, and approaching maritime areas close to Taiwan will become more and more routine," Reuters reported. said.
Taiwan's Defense Minister Chu Guo-jing told the Legislative Council on the 5th that "Taiwan will regard the entry of Chinese military aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles into its airspace as a preemptive strike," Bloomberg reported.
Director Chu continued, "They won't do anything that will not preemptively strike in the past unless they (China) first fire artillery shells or missiles," said Chu. Any entry by aircraft or ships will be considered a preemptive strike.”