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Lee Jae-myung

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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the shrunken US-ROK exercises 29% the Wang Yi visit 21% · newthe OPCON clock and nuclear subs 17% · newthe leadership race factions 13% · neweverything else 20%
#1
Lee Thanks Trump for Cutting the Drills in Half

Ulchi Freedom Shield shrank by roughly half on Trump's order, and Seoul's president called it a decision made for peace.

In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

The Guardian · 2026-08-20
our translation

he has wanted smaller drills for years and never had the standing to ask — trump did it for him, so he'll bank the win and swallow a week of 'self-delusion' headlines

Drills halved; PPP calls it delusionvery sure · 5 sources
#2
China's Top Diplomat Lands in Seoul and Asks Lee to Pick Neither Side
new — Wang Yi met Lee in Seoul todaypretty sure · 4 sources
#3
OPCON Back Before 2028, Nuclear Subs on the Gas Pedal
new — Reaffirmed 2028 deadline after drill cutvery sure · 4 sources
#4
Dinner Diplomacy: Lee Feeds His Rivals and Calls Them One Team
new — Unity dinner amid lingering factional tensionpretty sure · 4 sources
thursday, august 20
See Wang Yi off without ever saying the word 'neutral'(reported)
Reread Kim Yo-jong's 'double-dealing' line, then decline to reply(reported)
Tell the cabinet to lace up again, then check who actually did(reported)
Let the opposition's 'self-delusion' jab sit unanswered(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

In Seoul, Wang Yi urges South Korea to chart a neutral path between China and US

news.google.com · 2026-08-20

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