Christopher Woody
@chrstphrwdy.bsky.social
Journalist covering defense and international affairs from Bangkok | writing here: https://thedateline.substack.com/
"Tokyo’s recent decision to block refueling support for the ROK Air Force’s Black Eagles and Seoul’s decision to postpone a joint naval search and rescue drill scheduled later this month reveal the structural fragility of ROK-Japan defense cooperation." koreapro.org/2025/11/defe...
Defense cooperation falters as Seoul and Tokyo clash over symbolic sovereignty - Korea Pro
Tokyo’s recent decision to block refueling support for the ROK Air Force’s Black Eagles and Seoul’s decision to postpone a joint naval search and rescue drill scheduled later this month reveal the str...
koreapro.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Tokyo’s recent decision to block refueling support for the ROK Air Force’s Black Eagles and Seoul’s decision to postpone a joint naval search and rescue drill scheduled later this month reveal the structural fragility of ROK-Japan defense cooperation." koreapro.org/2025/11/defe...
"South Korea’s withdrawal from the exercise is believed to be related to Japan’s cancellation of planned refueling support for a South Korean Air Force aircraft at a Self-Defense Forces base earlier this month." japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/def...
ROK Pulls Out of Joint Search and Rescue Exercise with Maritime Self-Defense Force; Japanese, Korean Governments Seek to Calm Anger That Could Damage Bilateral Relations
<p>The South Korean Navy has informed Japan that it will not participate as scheduled in a joint search and rescue exercise with the Maritime Self-Defense Force which the two forces had been working t...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"South Korea’s withdrawal from the exercise is believed to be related to Japan’s cancellation of planned refueling support for a South Korean Air Force aircraft at a Self-Defense Forces base earlier this month." japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/def...
"Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 yrs ago ... Vajiralongkorn travelled to China once in 1987 as Crown Prince, sent by his father, who never visited despite invitations from Beijing" www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 yrs ago ... Vajiralongkorn travelled to China once in 1987 as Crown Prince, sent by his father, who never visited despite invitations from Beijing" www.reuters.com/world/china/...