# Trump wants to be friends with Kim Jong Un; South Korea may pay the price

https://mins.news/en/item/28204

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-21 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c74g2d2293zo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise ended after only half of its planned programme. Trump called the drills inappropriate and hostile toward North Korea and said he expected to meet Kim Jong Un later this year, prompting Seoul to worry that Washington could weaken its alliance commitments while linking security, trade and pressure over Iran.

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