CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA: SOUTH KOREA
In the strongest remarks yet by a South Korean official, South Korea’s Defense Minister Han Min-Koo, at a news briefing with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, called for freedom of the seas and the skies in the South China Sea. He said “It is our stance that freedom of navigation and freedom of flight should be ensured in this area, and that any conflicts be resolved according to relevant agreements and established international norms," |