U.S. in the dark as it watches South Korean turmoil with 'grave concern'
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law took the Biden administration by surprise, despite the close economic, security and diplomatic ties between the two allies. On Tuesday, U.S. officials were tight-lipped about the unfolding power struggle in Seoul between Mr. Yoon and South Korean lawmakers and how it might affect tensions on a divided, heavily armed peninsula.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law took the Biden administration by surprise, despite the close economic, security and diplomatic ties between the two allies. On Tuesday, U.S. officials were tight-lipped about the unfolding power struggle in Seoul between Mr. Yoon and South Korean lawmakers and how it might affect tensions on a divided, heavily armed peninsula.
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