Xinhua Seoul, 25 July Xinhua (reporter Ji Xinlong) South Korea and the United States 25 days of early morning start in South Korea as the East Sea (sea of Japan) held a joint military exercise period of 4 days, South Korea and the United States in the exercise of force for more than 8000 people.

    South Korean Defense Ministry press office 25 confirmed to reporters, including the United States Navy "George Washington" aircraft carrier battle group, the Korea US ships that day early morning 7 when leaving the port of Busan in the south to the eastern sea, known as a "symbol of joint military drill the ROK-US unyielding will" officially began.

    According to South Korean military Joint Chiefs of staff said, part of a South Korean warship from the perspective of the harbour of the town, in the eastern sea area.

    It is reported, in addition to 97000 tons of "George Washington" aircraft carrier, known as "Asia's largest" South Korea "Dokdo" number ship, destroyer of Korea "and the king" and "Cui Yong", and the 1800 ton submarines, ocean survey ship more than 20 ships to participate in the joint military drill. In addition, the United States of America's new F 22 "Raptor and South Korea's F 15K, KF - 16 fighter planes in 200. This is the "Raptor" fighter for the first time in Korean airspace air exercise task execution.

    South Korea says the exercise is to "the North Korean provocation", but the North Korean military and government in recent days repeatedly said, South Korea should immediately stop these exercises, North Korea will "to a strong nuclear deterrence" against the upcoming US South Korea joint military exercises. According to the United States military exercises and new sanctions against North Korea, "ready for dialogue and war prepare for two possible alternatives".