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Following the inauguration ceremony of the Memorial erected in Pyongyang in honour of the special military operations to liberate the Kursk region,
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Kim Jong-un accompanies Russian Defence Minister Andrei Beloussov on a visit to the museum housed within the mausoleum complex. A couple of high-quality photos show Western armoured vehicles on display.

Kim Jong-un accompanies Russian Defence Minister Andrei Beloussov on a visit to the museum housed within the mausoleum complex. A couple of high-quality photos show Western armoured vehicles on display, including an M1 Abrams.

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China slams US commander’s ‘dagger’ label for South Korea​

Chinese embassy in Seoul says US Forces Korea commander Xavier Brunson’s ‘hostile and aggressive remarks’ on podcast ‘crossed the line’​

China has criticised the commander of the

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as a “dagger” and Japan as a “shield” in countering China’s growing regional influence. This comes as Washington seeks to expand the scope of its South Korea-based command for a greater presence across the Indo-Pacific in what Beijing views as an effort to contain it. During a podcast interview hosted by the US Army War College on May 22, USFK Commander

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said that when looking from the east coast of China, South Korea was “the dagger in the heart of Asia”.

He also described Japan as a “shield” or “backstop” for China’s ambitions in the South China Sea, according to an interview transcript. It follows Brunson’s depiction of South Korea as looking like a “fixed aircraft carrier” between Japan and China while speaking at a forum in Hawaii in May last year, according to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily. In his remarks at the Hawaii forum last year, Brunson said the USFK’s presence in Korea “changes the calculations of leaders” of North Korea, Russia and China, and “gives our adversaries pause”, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.

While the USFK was originally dedicated to defending South Korea and maintaining stability on the Korean peninsula, there have been increasing indications that the force is shifting its strategic focus towards deterring China’s growing influence over the Indo-Pacific.
Earlier this year, Elbridge Colby, the US undersecretary of defence for policy, hinted at

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, a string of islands that runs from Japan through Taiwan and to the Philippines. Beijing’s relations with Tokyo have sharply deteriorated following remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the Japanese parliament in November that suggested a Taiwan conflict could justify a military response from Japan.

During the podcast last week, Brunson also made note of the Philippines and said the US’ triangle of allies in the region could be sewn into a “kill web” to prevent escalation into war. Tensions have also escalated in the contested South China Sea between Beijing and rival Southeast Asian claimants. This is particularly true for the Philippines, which has seen repeated vessel clashes with China near disputed areas.

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