The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media after meeting with the country’s president during Trump’s ongoing trip to Asia .

President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden on America.

U.S. nuclear submarine technology is widely regarded as some of the most sensitive and highly guarded technology the military possesses.

Trump’s announcement comes ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping , a chance for the leaders of the world’s two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over

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