https://freerepublic.com/tag/xavierbrunson/ en-us Sun, 31 May 2026 18:52:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4381753/posts The Communist Chinese government rebuked a U.S. Army general for using the words “dagger” and “shield” to respectively describe regional allies South Korea and Japan. Four-star Gen. Xavier Brunson, the commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and United Nations Command, made the analogy during a May 22 podcast interview conducted by the United States Army War College, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) first reported. Nearly a week later, the Chinese embassy in South Korea responded by issuing what it called a “solemn warn[ing]” to the general, claiming his use of figurative language to characterize the U.S.’s East... Daily Caller https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4381753/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2026 18:52:08 GMT