# Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China

https://mins.news/en/item/25791

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 06:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/19/scaling-back-us-south-korea-drills-may-fail-to-woo-kim-away-from-china?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump is reducing US-South Korea military exercises while signaling interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un. Pyongyang remains defiant, suggesting Kim may feel little pressure to negotiate because of his ties with China and Russia.

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