U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson testifies during an Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]
North Korea on Wednesday criticized a recent remark by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) likening South Korea to a “dagger” aimed at China, warning that such an approach toward Beijing would only spur greater cooperation among countries in the region to counter Washington.
The Korean Central News Agency carried a commentary by an international relations critic after USFK Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson called South Korea a “dagger in the heart of Asia” seen from China's east coast in a podcast interview on Friday.
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“His assertion served as an occasion of revealing once again the position of the ROK as an advanced base for carrying out the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy,” the English version of the commentary read. The ROK is short for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.
