US relations with South Korea strained by Trump cash demand

The World

Negotiations between the US and South Korea broke down on Tuesday. The US reportedly presented a demand for a fivefold increase in payments from South Korea to cover the cost of US forces stationed there. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Victor Cha, former director of Asian affairs at the National Security Council under George W.Bush. 

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