Why potential war in Taiwan could delay transfer of wartime authority to Seoul



Analysis Why potential war in Taiwan could delay transfer of wartime authority to Seoul As Chinese aggression increases, Seoul will need to prove military readiness for threats beyond just North Korea Jada FraserFebruary 27, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON President Yoon Suk-yeol meets with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Jan. 31, 2023 \| Image: ROK Presidential Office Following Japan and Australia, two successive ROK administrations have signed onto joint statements with the U.S. emphasizing the importance of preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. This represents a significant shift from the language and emphases used in prior statements. However, unlike Japan and Australia, the U.S. and South Korea have yet to emphasize operational or contingency planning for a Taiwan scenario. This lack of planning has led to a debate between those who think the Korean Peninsula should heavily factor into a potential Taiwan conflict and those who argue that the North Korean threat requiresthe © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance 02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

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Why potential war in Taiwan could delay transfer of wartime authority to Seoul

As Chinese aggression increases, Seoul will need to prove military readiness for threats beyond just North Korea

Jada FraserFebruary 27, 2023

Why potential war in Taiwan could delay transfer of wartime authority to Seoul

President Yoon Suk-yeol meets with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Jan. 31, 2023 | Image: ROK Presidential Office

Following Japan and Australia, two successive ROK administrations have signed onto joint statements with the U.S. emphasizing the importance of preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. This represents a significant shift from the language and emphases used in prior statements.

However, unlike Japan and Australia, the U.S. and South Korea have yet to emphasize operational or contingency planning for a Taiwan scenario. This lack of planning has led to a debate between those who think the Korean Peninsula should heavily factor into a potential Taiwan conflict and those who argue that the North Korean threat requiresthe

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03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems
04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma
05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump
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