Amid the growing threat of conflict with China, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hinted Tuesday that Washington is eyeing ¡°flexibility¡± for using American troops stationed in South Korea in the event of a ¡°regional contingency.¡±
Hegseth, speaking at a joint news conference in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart, said that while ¡°holding the line and protecting our ally¡± from North Korea remains the ¡°core¡± of the two countries¡¯ alliance, the U.S. was keeping an eye on ¡°a lot of other threats in the world.¡±
¡°There¡¯s no doubt that flexibility for a regional contingency is something we would take a look at,¡± Hegseth said.
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