US soldiers wait to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint military drill with South Korea in Pocheon earlier this month. Photo: AP
South Korea to hold ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills with US
- The June drills, ostensibly aimed at ‘North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats’, are expected to draw attention from other countries, including China
- Beijing has said it’s been watching the situation on the Korean peninsula with concern – and blamed the US for stoking tensions
US soldiers wait to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint military drill with South Korea in Pocheon earlier this month. Photo: AP
