11/3/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
11.03.2025 at 03:01pm
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National Security News:
1. China says it doesn’t interfere. The war next door suggests otherwise.
2. Trump threat of military action in Nigeria prompts confusion and alarm
3. That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage
4. Vietnam Is Building Islands to Challenge China’s Hold on a Vital Waterway
5. Trump Says Xi Will Help Fight Fentanyl. Will China Follow Through?
6. Xi-Trump meeting ‘a historic moment’ that will help avoid missteps, China’s top envoy says
7. Taiwan Concludes Huge New Military Exercise
8. Taiwan Does Not Want China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ – OpEd
9. China tweets satellite photos of Taiwan’s critical Hsinchu chip hub in pressure-ratcheting political stunt
10. Hegseth says U.S. is ready to share tools to help allies counter an ‘aggressive’ China
11. Opinion | A U.S. Troop Exit From Eastern Europe?
12. Opinion | The AI Revolution Will Bring Prosperity
13. Ukraine’s Sea Baby Drones: A New Maritime Threat
14. No, Recent Drone Sightings are Not Examples of Hybrid Warfare
15. Welcome to the Western Hemisphere
16. Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany, Zelensky says
17. Attack Helicopters Must Hunt the Hunters
18. Kings, Usurpers, and Shadow Wars: Lessons on Irregular Warfare from Shakespeare
19. The Pacific Islands Challenge
20. The Regime Change Temptation in Venezuela
21. The Fantasy of a New Middle East
Korean News:
1. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. visit DMZ amid efforts to resume N.K. diplomacy
2. Military chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. conduct first-ever joint commander’s flight
3. South Korea, US report ‘meaningful progress’ toward wartime OPCON transfer
4. Hegseth peeks into North Korea during Panmunjom visit with ROK counterpart
5. Lee Jae-myung asks China’s Xi to support denuclearization of North Korea
6. Seoul’s US$200 bln investment in U.S. will first go to S. Korean companies: minister
7. S. Korea, U.S. expected to complete documents on trade, security agreements this week: presidential office
8. New Zealand sends plane to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion from Japan
9. First Australia, then South Korea…who Next Wants to be in the SSN Club?
10. Xi-Lee Summit Centers on Repairing Diplomatic Ties
11. President Lee’s approval rating rises to 53%, says Realmeter
12. President Lee’s foreign policy outline emerges after Trump, Xi summits at APEC
13. Some South Korea firms pulled projects after Hyundai immigration raid
14. US commentary over Silla crown gift to Trump draws backlash in Korea
