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On August 13, South Korean citizens' groups held a mass rally. (YTN TV, South Korea)
According to South Korea's "Daily Economy" on August 16, on the afternoon of August 13, local time, South Korean citizen groups held a large-scale anti-American rally in the center of Seoul, and thousands of people braved the rain to participate, shouting slogans such as "disband the Rok-US alliance," "stop the joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea," and "Yankees go home."
South Korean civic groups held the rally to commemorate the 77th anniversary of national independence and liberation. Participants said that the US-ROK joint military exercise is the "main culprit" that has intensified tension on the Korean Peninsula, and that the joint military exercise should be stopped and a system conducive to peace on the peninsula should be built. After the rally, participants also marched near the Presidential Palace.
On August 13, South Korean citizens' groups held a mass rally. (YTN TV, South Korea)
According to Yonhap News Agency reported on August 16, south Korea's joint staff headquarters said on the same day that South Korea and the United States will hold a joint military exercise for the second half of the year from August 22 to September 1, named "Eulji Freedom Shield (UFS)". In this exercise, the joint command post exercise and the field maneuver exercise will be carried out at the same time. (Overseas Network Liu Qiang)
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