According to the National Daily of South Korea on the 21st, the South Korean military said on the same day that it decided to further expand the scale of the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States in the first half of next year to make it comparable to the past joint military exercises of "vultures" between South Korea and the United States. The National Daily said that this was actually a "revival" of the Korean American "Vulture" joint military exercise, which had been interrupted during the Moon Jae-in government in 2018, five years later. It is reported that Lee Zongxie, South Korean Defense Minister, presided over a meeting of major military commanders in the second half of 2022 on the 21st, and discussed the core issues of South Korea's national defense policy in 2023, including the above contents. In addition, Li Zongxie also said at the meeting that the current development of the ROK US military alliance focuses on strengthening the nuclear umbrella. To this end, the South Korean military has decided to deploy US strategic assets in the Korean peninsula for a long time next year, and will revise the containment strategy against the nuclear and missile threats of the DPRK. At the same time, it will also develop a practical exercise plan, deepen the joint exercise implementation system, and expand the scale of field mobile exercises. On the 21st, Li Zongxie chaired the meeting of the main commanders of the whole army in the second half of 2022. It is worth noting that the South Korean military plans to conduct more than 20 joint military exercises such as the "Double Dragon Joint Landing Exercise" next year, which will be at the same level as the past joint military exercises of the South Korean and the US "Vultures". Reported that the "Double Dragons" exercise, which was participated by the Korean and American Marines, was once a part of the "Vulture" exercise. The National Daily said that this was actually a "revival" of the "Vulture" joint military exercise, which was interrupted during the Moon Jae-in government in 2018, five years later. In October this year, the ROK and the US also held joint military exercises in the Korean Peninsula waters. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning expressed the hope that the parties concerned could adhere to the direction of political settlement of the Peninsula issue and solve their mutual concerns in a balanced way through dialogue and consultation. The current situation on the peninsula is complex and sensitive. We hope that the parties concerned will avoid taking provocative words and deeds and create conditions for the resumption of dialogue. (Outlook New Times)