The US military, eyeing China deterrence, could draw down deployments to South Korea
The Trump administration is not ruling out a reduction in forces deployed to South Korea as it determines what regional presence it needs to best counter China.
That’s according to two senior American defense officials traveling with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Singapore.
There are 28,500 U.S. troops deployed to South Korea to help defend against any North Korean attack. But the U.S. is also trying to optimize its forces and ships across the Indo-Pacific to defend Taiwan and other allies against aggression from China.
By: Tara Copp May 29, 2025
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