Aug 19 — The U.S. and South Korea announced they will end this year’s planned annual joint military exercises early. Days earlier President Trump had proposed scaling back the drills, citing his rapport with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. At a regu

2026-08-19

Aug 19 — The U.S. and South Korea announced they will end this year’s planned annual joint military exercises early. Days earlier President Trump had proposed scaling back the drills, citing his rapport with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. At a regular briefing on Aug 19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Beijing had already addressed related questions and reiterated that maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and promoting a political solutions are in all parties’ common interest.