US Defense Secretary Mark Esper met South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo in Seoul on Friday (August 9), amid a series of regional challenges ranging from tensions between Seoul and Tokyo to how much of the cost South Korea should pay for American troops stationed there. Esper arrived in Seoul ...
Earlier, the United States and South Korea agreed to hold “reasonable and fair” discussions on sharing the cost for maintaining the US force stationed in South Korea. Commenting on the issue, US President Donald Trump tweeted that South Korea has agreed to pay more money to the United States in ...
