'한국 방어가 아니라 중국 견제로…' 주한미군의 진짜 임무가 바뀝니다

The U.S. Forces Korea are not leaving Korea. The problem lies elsewhere. A massive transport plane appeared at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek. The missiles that guarded our skies have begun to depart in a line. A promise that has never once changed in 70 years. But now, the very essence of that promise is being shaken to its core. That event, which even the President of the Republic of Korea admitted could "not be stopped." Just what is it? #USFK #ROKUSAlliance #Security #LeeChunKeun #InternationalSituation #China #OPCON #DefenseCostSharing #Taiwan #KoreanPeninsula List of Reference Sources Chosun Ilbo Editorial “‘USFK is to contain China’: 70-Year Basic Security Framework Changes” (July 26, 2025) Yonhap News “[In & Out] Strategic Flexibility” (March 11, 2026) Chosun Ilbo “Trump: ‘Korea Must Pay $10 Billion for US Troop Stationing’… All-out Pressure on Defense Costs and Tariffs” (July 9, 2025) Citing WSJ Report, Chosun Ilbo “US Considers Relocating 4,500 USFK Troops to Guam and Indo-Pacific” (May 23, 2025) Dong-A Ilbo “Under US Pressure for ‘Alliance Modernization’… Government Mentions ‘Change in USFK Role’ for the First Time” (August 1, 2025) Yonhap News “US Department of Defense “‘Reports of USFK Reduction Are False, South Korea’s Defense Remains Firm’” (Published in JoongAng Ilbo) JoongAng Ilbo “[History of US Troop Reduction] First Withdrawal of 20,000 7th Division Troops in 1971” (Nixon Doctrine) National Archives of Korea Records on “USFK Withdrawal” and “Carter’s Plan to Withdraw USFK” Newsis “The Late Carter Had a Long Connection with Korea… Attempt to Withdraw USFK Fails” (December 30, 2024) Yonhap News “Background of Agreement to Deploy USFK to Iraq” (May 17, 2004) JoongAng Ilbo “Lotte, Suffering from 6 Months of THAAD Retaliation, ‘Sells and Withdraws from 112 Lotte Mart Stores in China’” Yonhap News “[THAAD Retaliation 1 Year] Unending Ordeal… Lotte Group’s Losses Alone Amount to 2 Trillion Won” Sejong Institute “[Sejong Focus] The Impact of USFK’s Strategic Flexibility on Korean Peninsula Security” Sejong Institute “Takaichi’s Remarks and Worsening Sino-Japanese Relations” (US-Japan Cooperation on Taiwan in Crisis) Yonhap News “US Defense Department Finds Transfer of Wartime OPCON to Korea ‘Encouraging’… ‘No Chinese Hegemony’” (May 30, 2026) Republic of Korea Policy Briefing “Ministry of National Defense Holds First Meeting on OPCON Transfer… ‘This Year is the First Year of OPCON Recovery’” Epoch Times “If Korea Is Lost, the US Loses… The Strategic Reason for USFK Remaining” (Analysis by Dr. Lee Chun-keun, November 2025)