韩国国防部长安圭伯克在上周报告对峙事件后立即向美军韩指挥官提出投诉。事件涉及约10架从乌山空军基地起飞的美军F-16战机，在黄海上空接近中国防空识别区时，中国空军出动战机进行短暂对峙。韩国媒体称此举凸显首尔在平衡与美国安全盟友及中国最大贸易伙伴关系方面的日益困难。
据韩国联合通讯社援引未具名军方消息人士报道，韩国国防部长安圭伯克在上周收到对峙事件报告后，立即向美军韩指挥官泽维尔·布伦森将军提出投诉。事件发生在周三，约10架美军F-16战机从首尔以南约65公里处的乌山空军基地起飞，作为训练行动的一部分，向西飞越黄海。当这些战机接近中国防空识别区（ADIZ）时，北京出动自家战机，南韩媒体描述为“短暂”对峙。
报道称，美军韩方面在演习前通知了韩国其计划，但未提供演习细节。此对峙发生在美国驻韩部队焦点似乎从朝鲜半岛转向对抗中国之际。华盛顿正推动盟国承担更大军事角色，同时增加美军行动的灵活性。
分析人士指出，此事件凸显韩国在处理与美国安全联盟及与中国经济关系之间的平衡日益艰难。乌山空军基地位于韩国京畿道，是美军在韩重要设施之一。
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