WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will highlight South Korea and Israel as "model allies" in its forthcoming National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nikkei Asia has learned.
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Trump's National Defense Strategy to hail South Korea as 'model ally'
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 25. (White House)
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