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Naked Capitalism 5/15/2026

South Korea Will Remain a Key Part of the US’ Chinese Containment Plans

By Yves Smith • 1 min read
Economics

The US hopes South Korea and Japan will join AUKUS+ to advance its China containment schemes.

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