PREVIEW. Summary: Morse Tan observed South Korean elections, noting a president leaning towards rapprochement with China and North Korea, and discussions about the US military leaving. However, the Trump administration seeks to entrench US presence by ac
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🗓️ 15 September 2025
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Summary: Morse Tan observed South Korean elections, noting a president leaning towards rapprochement with China and North Korea, and discussions about the US military leaving. However, the Trump administration seeks to entrench US presence by acquiring land and buildings for its bases in South Korea.
Formal Name: Morse Tan
1951 ROK
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| 0:26.1 | recent elections that put a president in power who has leanings towards rapprochement with |
| 0:32.7 | not only the People's Republic of China, but also the Democratic Republic of North Korea, that would be Pyongyang. |
| 0:40.1 | And there is talk of the South Koreans wishing or intending or aiming for the U.S. military to leave the peninsula. |
| 0:50.5 | However, there's something going in another direction. |
| 0:53.5 | That's the Trump administration. |
| 0:54.9 | And here, Morristan explains much more of this tonight. |
| 1:00.3 | The Trump administration in the Koreas. |
| 1:03.8 | No, although there are protests in America and in South Korea urging that. But actually, our president is saying the opposite. |
| 1:15.9 | He is talking about not leasing the land that U.S. bases are on, but is asking South Korea to |
| 1:24.0 | give that land. Now, that would require a constitutional amendment, so I don't think it will be |
| 1:29.5 | happening immediately. But in the meantime, it is possible for South Korea to give the buildings |
| 1:34.4 | on the bases that are there through the U.S., and that would be an initial step. So if anything, |
| 1:43.1 | I think the U.S. is trying to get more entrenched in South Korea. |
| 1:48.7 | And that sends a message to Beijing and to Pyongyang. |
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