If there is emergency in Taiwan, "US forces stationed in South Korea" will be deployed? …U.S. "Defense South Korea and protect U.S. national interests is our mission"

Amid a series of analyzes that the USFK is likely to intervene in the event of a military conflict between the two Straits (China and Taiwan), the US Department of Defense said, "The mission of the USFK is to defend South Korea. and the protection of the national interests of the United States,” it said.

At a news conference on October 27th (local time), a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Defense responded to a question about the possibility of U.S. forces stationed in South Korea and South Korean forces intervening in the Taiwan Strait dispute, saying, "It would be best to ask the South Korean government. U.S. Forces Korea is generally dedicated to maintaining a high level of preparedness and a robust combined defense posture to defend the U.S.-ROK alliance and South Korean sovereignty, and to support U.S. interests in the region." He expressed his fundamental position.

Despite these answers, the reporters repeatedly asked questions, saying, "We have a long history of defending the Korean Peninsula through a very long alliance and working closely together to protect the interests of the United States in the region. We don't comment on hypothetical situations."