US, ROK kick off military exercises
By Qin Jize and Cheng Guangjin | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-01 07:46
A protester holds a poster during a rally against joint ROK-US military exercises in front of the command center for the drills in Seongnam, near Seoul, on Monday. Truth Leem / Reuters |
BEIJING - Washington and Seoul began their annual joint military drill on Monday despite Pyongyang's threats to retaliate, renewing tension on the divided Korean Peninsula.
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