Trump Administration’s Final Offer is $1 Billion for Defense of South Korea

It appears that the Trump administration is settling for the lowest sum they are willing to take which is $1 billion for the upkeep of the US-ROK alliance:

The United States has demanded South Korea pay $1 billion (1.12 trillion won) in annual defense costs sharing, as its final proposal to months of negotiations on the issue, according to officials, Wednesday. 

South Korea flatly rejected the demand, maintaining its position that it cannot pay more than 1 trillion won.

“U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris met with South Korea’s National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong last month to deliver the final proposal,” a government official said, asking for anonymity.

On top of that, Washington also urged Seoul to renew the cost-sharing contract each year from the current five year, according to the official.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but I have been saying that I don’t think this issue will be resolved until after the Trump-Kim2 summit. If Seoul gets what they want from the US during the summit then they may be more flexible on paying more for the upkeep of the US-ROK alliance.

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J6Junkie
J6Junkie
5 years ago

Commie Moon can’t give USFK a billion dollars because he already promised Fatty 10 billion dollars in tangerine boxes.

a listener
a listener
5 years ago

J6kunkie, that aside. It is time to fully withdraw all USFK troops from Chosun. The Twin has once again chosen, no pun intended to support it’s twin. It is Completely understandable that South Korea wants to reunite and be killed. However it is time to let the Koreans commit Suicide by their own hand. #bringAmericantroopsoutofSouthKore. Let the Sluth Koreans welcome freely oppression from their TWINS.

setnaffa
setnaffa
5 years ago

I really can’t tell whether Listener is serious or trolling. Or just drunk. Or taken over by the Fitty-cent Army.

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