Demands by Seoul’s leftist president could end U.S. military presence in Korea in win for China
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2026 — Real World News Leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung’s push to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) by 2030 could dismantle the joint U.S.-South Korea command structure, trigger a downsizing of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and hand a significant strategic victory to communist China. Lee, who took office […]