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🇰🇷🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿Seoul Pushes Defense Ties with Commonwealth Nations South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration chief Lee Yong-cheol pledged expanded arms industry cooperation with Commonwealth nations at a ceremony in Gapyeong marking the 75th anniversary of a key Korean War battle. The event was attended by army chiefs and ambassadors from Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The commemoration centers on the April 1951 battle where roughly 2,000 troops of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade held off Chinese forces for three days, buying time for South Korean and UN lines to consolidate. The engagement has since served as a foundational reference point in Seoul's defense relationships with the four nations. The push comes alongside a first-ever high-tech joint military training between South Korean and Canadian forces and a planned joint war remains search with Australia — signaling a broadening of the partnership beyond ceremonial ties. #SouthKorea#UK#Australia @asianomics