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August 18, 2017

Despite Protests from China, U.S. & S. Korea to Stage Massive Joint Military Drill
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In international news, the United States and South Korea have announced
plans to go ahead with a massive joint military drill next week
involving tens of thousands of troops. This comes despite protests from
China, which has pushed for the U.S. to halt its military drills in
exchange for North Korea halting its missile tests.


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