Controversial US-ROK drill begins

By Zhang Chunyan and Tan Yingzi | China Daily | Updated: 2010-07-26 08:28

Koreans crowd around the US embassy in Seoul on Sunday to protest a US-ROK joint drill. They appealed for the truth about the sinking of an ROK warship, holding posters bearing slogans such as "Halt the warring exercise." Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING - The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) began a large joint naval exercise off the east coast of Korean peninsula on Sunday, sparking warnings of nuclear war from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).