MUCH of the language used by Mike Pence, America's vice-president, on his three-day trip to South Korea this week was familiar: America stands "shoulder-to-shoulder" with South Korea in an alliance that is a "linchpin" for peace, he said; its commitment to its ally is "ironclad". The partnership, Mr Pence insisted, will be stronger under Donald Trump than under his predecessor, Barack Obama.
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