Obama to stress security alliance in Seoul visit
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortified">fortified</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Adviser">Adviser</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Demilitarized">Demilitarized</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="sometime">sometime</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 28,000 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>, <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Cutting">Cutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DMZ">DMZ</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="aligning">aligning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2010, 46 <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="warship">warship</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cheonan">Cheonan</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DMZ">DMZ</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Liangui">Liangui</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="verbally">verbally</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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