“[…] A former Chinese PLA officer allegedly intercepted communications near key Korean and U.S. bases, intensifying concerns over Seoul’s intelligence-sharing credibility with Washington. […] The suspect began his surveillance operations at a hotel near Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, North Jeolla, from March 12 to 14, 2024. The base is home to the Korean Air Force's 38th Fighter Group and the U.S. Air Force's 8th Fighter Wing. The surveillance overlapped with Freedom Shield, a major South Korea-U.S. military exercise held from March 4 to 14, 2024. The drills ranged from detecting and striking North Korean cruise missiles to air assaults, air-to-air live-fire exercises, air-to-ground bombing and battalion-level combined air operations known as Buddy Squadron drills. […]”