North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, redefined inter-Korean relations, pointing out that South Korea is North Korea's enemy, Kim Yo-jong bluntly said that he should give Yoon Suk-yeol a "credit", and China's phone call also reached Pyongyang. #军史观察团#
It is reported that a few days ago, the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held its ninth plenary meeting. At this meeting, Kim Jong-un not only summed up the work in 2023, but also set new work goals for 2024. Kim Jong-un showcased North Korea's achievements last year in the fields of economy, people's livelihood, and science and technology.
And in the work guidance for 2024, Kim Jong-un said that in the future, they will focus on the national defense development strategy, and the development and production of missiles is the top priority. Kim Jong-un bluntly said that in the new year, they will launch three additional reconnaissance satellites. In addition to this, it is necessary to improve the ability to build ships and produce unmanned weapons, and so on.
Regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Kim Jong-un also gave new instructions. He stressed that the United States and its allies have reached an "unprecedented" level of activity against North Korea, so North Korea should also speed up its preparations for war and improve its ability to respond to external threats. Not only that, but Kim Jong-un also frankly admitted that the relationship between the two Koreas is no longer a "same-race" relationship, but a completely hostile relationship, and the reunification of the two countries will never be realized.
After redefining inter-Korean relations, Kim Jong-un also said that North Korea would prepare to use all means, including nuclear weapons, to strike the entire territory of South Korea in an extraordinary time. Kim Jong-un's rhetoric can also be felt in the current tensions between the two Koreas, and the situation on the peninsula will be more complicated in 2024.
In this regard, South Korean media also pointed out that this is the strongest "war threat" against South Korea since Kim Jong-un took office. After all, in this speech, Kim Jong-un not only openly raised the issue of the use of nuclear weapons, but also redefined inter-Korean relations.
On New Year's Day, Yoon Suk-yeol also focused on the Korean Peninsula issue in his New Year's speech. Yoon Suk-yeol announced that the United States and South Korea will complete the construction of an extended deterrence mechanism between South Korea and the United States in the first half of this year, in a move to block the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile weapons at the source. At the same time, it is also necessary to improve its capabilities in three aspects: AI, manned and unmanned combat fields, and cutting-edge technology, so as to build the South Korean military into a strong army in science and technology.
It can be seen from this that on the occasion of the New Year, both the DPRK and the ROK are speeding up preparations for war, and the situation on the peninsula will continue to be tense. In response to Yoon Suk-yeol's speech, Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, vice minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, responded that North Korea's accelerated development of nuclear combat capability is "reasonable and legitimate", and that the destruction of stability and peace on the peninsula is entirely due to Yoon Suk-yeol.
Even, Kim Yo-jong jokingly said that North Korea's current accelerated development of military power should also give Yoon Suk-yeol a "credit". Therefore, the two Koreas are currently in a state of high antagonism. Of course, the United States and South Korea should indeed bear the main responsibility for the rapid deterioration of the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the short term.
Since Yoon Suk-yeol took office, South Korea's foreign policy has gradually become unbalanced, militarily strengthening the alliance between the United States, Japan, and South Korea, and has also made many provocative moves against the DPRK on the Korean Peninsula issue, in addition to increasing the number of joint military exercises on the peninsula, and imposing many unilateral sanctions on the DPRK.
Although the Korean Peninsula issue is a historical issue that has accumulated over many years, it still depends to a large extent on the attitude of the leaders of the two Koreas. Obviously, instead of taking any measures conducive to stabilizing the regional situation, Yoon Suk-yeol is still exacerbating the contradictions and conflicts between the two Koreas.
Therefore, if we want to ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula at present, we still need to work South Korea. If the South Korean government had adopted a more independent policy to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue, the two Koreas would certainly not have come to the situation they are in today. It is worth mentioning that at this juncture, the Chinese phone call also reached Pyongyang.
It is reported that the Chinese leader and Kim Jong-un recently exchanged New Year's greetings to each other. During the phone call, the two sides not only designated 2024 as the "China-DPRK Friendship Year", but also decided to launch a series of related activities. In addition, the two sides also reached a consensus on further sublimating and developing bilateral relations.
Of course, in view of the increasingly complex international situation, China also proposed to the DPRK that the two sides should carry out closer strategic communication, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international multilateral affairs, and work together to safeguard the interests of the two countries and regional stability and peace. Obviously, China's remarks have a certain deep meaning.
At a time of tension on the peninsula, China has signaled to North Korea that it will strengthen strategic communication, but it is also using this move to reduce risks. After all, the DPRK and the ROK have almost severed their ties at present, and in order to ensure the stability and peace of the situation on the peninsula, it is necessary for neighboring countries to strengthen their mediation.
It can also be seen from this aspect that although the current relations between the DPRK and the ROK are tense, they have not developed to the point of being uncontrollable. Of course, the subsequent trend will mainly depend on the attitude and actions of the South Korean government.