韩国回应美“5%军费新标准”：将综合考量并自主决定国防预算规模

Group 1 - The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed a new military spending standard, urging Asian allies, including South Korea, to increase defense spending to around 5% of GDP [1][3] - South Korea's defense budget for this year is 61.2469 trillion won, which accounts for 2.32% of its GDP, indicating a relatively high military spending ratio among U.S. allies [3] - If South Korea were to raise its military spending to the proposed 5% level, its defense budget would reach approximately 132 trillion won, more than double the current budget [3] Group 2 - South Korea's government has stated that it will independently decide on the defense budget scale, considering domestic and international security situations and fiscal conditions, which reflects a stance on national sovereignty [3] - European countries, such as Spain, have also expressed resistance to the U.S. military spending demands, with Spain's Prime Minister rejecting the proposal to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, calling it unreasonable [4] - NATO is set to hold a summit in The Hague, where a declaration will be made in response to U.S. President Trump's military spending demands, with a proposed agreement to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP [4]