Washington's envisioned 2025 NDS may explore "greater flexibility" of USFK: Schriver

A former senior Pentagon official believes the Trump administration's national defense strategy may seek greater quote "strategic flexibility" of U.S. Forces Korea to keep China in check.

Randall Schriver former assistant secretary of defense for the Indo-Pacific region claimed the plan may explore a broader partnership between Seoul and Washington to address competition with Beijing rather than simply respond to provocations by Pyongyang.

Remarks to this end were shared during a press session hosted by the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security in Washington on Tuesday.