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US President Trump has pushed back allies on defense spending. It has not been mentioned directly in Korea, but it is pointed out that if the USFK is reduced in connection with defense expenses, the benefits will go back to China.

Correspondent Correspondent Yunsu Kim in Washington.

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a tweet posted last night on the 23rd, US President Trump again brought up the issue of defense cost sharing.

He wrote that he would make countries called so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in overdue military expenses.

He wrote that the allies should treat the United States fairly.

This post was aimed at counter-party opposition to the reduction of U.S.-German U.S. military forces.

In the United States, there is a voice of opposition to President Trump's link to defense spending issues and the withdrawal of US troops from abroad for reelection purposes.

In particular, it was pointed out that the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea would only benefit North Korea and China.

The Washington Post pointed out that the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea is a good thing for China, who wants to weaken the US's influence over East Asia in a severe conflict between the United States and China.

As a result, it will also be deployed on Trump's public hard line.

The newspaper, however, was concerned that President Trump was throwing self-control and heading for troop withdrawal amidst the reelection campaign.