Seoul: The US chief of naval operations has said it will be a “natural expectation” if Washington anticipates that the South Korean Navy utilises a nuclear-powered submarine, when built, to help counter Chinese threats.

Admiral Daryl Caudle made the remarks as the United States officially approved South Korea’s push to acquire what would be its first nuclear-powered submarine in a joint fact sheet released last week, detailing discussions of summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump on October 29.

“Utilisation of that submarine to counter China, I think, is a natural expectation,” Caudle told reporters in a group interview on Friday, when asked about the possibility of the nuclear submarine playing a role in countering China and reshaping the South Korea

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