13 U.S. State Department said the US-ROK joint military exercise , saying the United States joint military exercises have not yet identified the specific period, scale, method , only said that consultations are being conducted with the South Korean government . South Korean media quoted government sources as saying the two sides may be in the 21 US-South Korea 's foreign minister , defense minister (2 +2) talks to decide the specific plan .

According to Yonhap news agency reported , the day the U.S. State Department spokesman , said Crowley, said: " We do not have any news on the joint military exercise to be released , we are in consultation with the Korean government . "

US-ROK joint military exercises China has on many occasions to express their views , called on parties concerned to keep calm, exercise restraint , do not do things aggravate regional tensions . In 13 regular press conference , Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang reiterated that the attitude of the US-ROK joint military exercise .

Qin Gang said , only the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and negotiation of peaceful method would be resolved to fight or to take military Shouduan war of words , can not fundamentally solve the problem .

Some analysts have pointed out that the reason the United States decided for a long joint military exercise to do , this is to compromise in this area , in exchange for China agreed to new sanctions against Iran .

U.S. government sources disclosed that , around the US-ROK joint military exercise , the White House 's hard-line and moderate factions has clear differences. Sources said that some senior officials of the Department of Defense as the center of the hard-line stand , even if China is opposed to the implementation schedule should follow the military exercises to deter North Korea .

Moderates are worried about the Korea-US joint military exercises may be used by North Korea , if North Korea claims the Korea-US joint military exercise is " an act of war " in Northeast Asia will further exacerbate tensions and ultimately burden the United States .

It is reported that around the Korea-US joint military exercises , not the White House , State Department , Defense Department and other departments at odds , but within each sector there are moderates and hardliners . According to another source said , especially on " George Washington " whether to participate in military exercises the carrier , the United States government continues to discuss the results of the Korea-US joint military exercises the United States delayed a final decision .

Analysts pointed out that the Korea-US joint military exercises around , hard-liners and moderates an argument can be considered unusual . Industry concerns that if this state of affairs into a long-term situation , Obama is not ruled out the Government's internal discord over policy toward the possibility of sound .

According to Yonhap reported that South Korean senior government sources said the US-ROK joint military exercise in the specific decision is expected in the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to join the scheme on July 21 , held in Seoul, Korea-US diplomacy Defense (2 +2) talks to determine . A source said: " As things stand , the Korea-US diplomacy, Secretary of Defense (2 +2) Prior to the meeting that the joint military exercise difficult . "

In addition , South Korean media reported that the United States and North Korea will hold military talks at Panmunjom tomorrow .