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Debate grows over South Korea's role in a Taiwan conflict
Original: Although Seoul has traditionally kept its distance from possible involvement in a Taiwan conflict scenario, some say dis
South Korea has traditionally avoided any suggestion it could be drawn into a conflict over Taiwan, keeping its security planning focused on the Korean Peninsula. But analysts now argue that discretion is becoming harder to maintain, as regional tensions and alliance pressures push Seoul closer to the Taiwan question. Commentators are weighing how long Seoul can stay on the sidelines if a cross-strait crisis were to break out.
Why now: Rising cross-strait tensions and US alliance pressure are forcing debate on whether South Korea can remain neutral in a Taiwan conflict.
South KoreaTaiwanSeoulJapan Times
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