China says no intention to invite the United States worry and can not disclose where the exercise will be conducted

13 U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that the U.S. plans with the South Korean military exercises held in the Yellow Sea has been postponed at least until next week , held in Seoul, South Korea will hold bilateral ministerial-level meeting after .

13 , according to U.S. media reports , the U.S. Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said the same day , Secretary of State and Defense in the United States next Wednesday in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister and Defense Minister before the annual meeting was held , not expected to be announced at two Navy Specific plans for military exercises .

Whitman said: "The upcoming '2 +2' meeting will discuss the issue of military exercises . we said yesterday ( 12 ) has been announced this decision. Therefore, I expect that this week we will not discuss the related The problem . "

Earlier , Whitman announced that U.S. and South Korea will hold military exercises , and that the two exercises may be held by the end of June or early July . One of the exercises aimed at improving US-ROK joint detection and deportation submarines , another focus of the exercise is to deal with the threat of water vessels .

It is reported that since the US-ROK military exercises , held a series of events delayed the project. At the same time , as people expected, China's planned US-South Korea expressed concern about the exercise , especially if the exercises on the Korean Peninsula and the Yellow Sea between mainland China .

In response, Whitman 13, said the United States can not disclose where the exercise will be carried out , or why the current exercise program requires ministerial discussion. But he said: "The U.S. and South Korea do not intend to incur China's worries . We are years of exercises with South Korea aimed at strengthening the region, especially the stability and security of the Korean Peninsula . "

Korean media complained that the government faces look great powers to act

South Korea , " Chosun Ilbo , " 13 commented that the new ROK-US speech plan is taken into account almost as a protest of China and Korea and the U.S. government and military positions and come up with a compromise , that is, they try not to provoke China Show consideration for Korea and the U.S. government and military face and position.

"Korea Herald , " the editorial said , the United States and compromises that affected the ROK-US speech , a presidential statement adopted by the United Nations last week, is " the United States and compromise , " an ally of the United States in their two Koreas , respect this compromise is that they Should be the most pragmatic move .