"South Korea serves as a vital and strategically valuable military base in efforts to contain China and Russia."

　要は「韓国は中国やロシアを封じ込めるための強力で貴重な軍事拠点である」と強調したのです。軍事上の韓国観の大きな転換です。米国は中国を主要敵と定め、台湾有事に着々と備えています。その中で韓国は米国の防衛線の外側にあるかのように扱われてきました。

[Commander's article] The East-Up Map: Revealing Hidden Strategic Advantages in the Indo-Pacific PA-001-25 | Nov. 16, 2025

This triangular framework offers complementary capabilities across each vertex. Korea provides strategic depth and central positioning within the regional architecture, with the added advantage of cost-imposition capabilities against both Russian and Chinese forces. Japan contributes advanced technological capabilities and controls critical maritime chokepoints along the Pacific shipping lanes. The Philippines offers southern access points and control over vital sea lanes connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

中露封じ込めは韓国に任せたほうがいいな。