As the New Year arrives, North Korea and South Korea begin shelling each other, completely ignoring the feelings of the two countries belonging to the same nation, and the strong smell of gunpowder fills the peninsula. What is even more tense is that South Korea, in order to show toughness, suddenly announced the abolition of the so-called "38th parallel buffer zone", which will directly trigger a strong reaction from North Korea, and a war on the peninsula may be imminent
South Korea unleashed a big move to abolish the "38th parallel buffer zone" and force North Korea to "showdown"
According to a CCTV report a few days ago, the South Korean military suddenly announced the abolition of the so-called "buffer zone" of the 38th parallel, and the South Korean army will carry out training activities such as live firing in the "restricted area of hostile acts". Earlier, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said during an inspection of front-line troops that once an enemy attack is detected, the South Korean army can immediately counterattack and destroy enemy targets without reporting. South Korea's military announced the abolition of the 38th parallel "buffer zone" and appeared to be cooperating with Yoon Suk-yeol's instructions.
In fact, this is South Korea's deliberate retaliation in response to North Korea. Earlier, North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells at two islands in South Korean waters in response to what the United States and South Korea called joint military exercises. And in the eyes of South Korea, this is a deliberate provocation by the North Korean side. If South Korea does not respond forcefully, North Korea will certainly be even tougher. Tough-for-tough has become one of the main means by which the DPRK and the ROK force the other side to bow their heads.
In addition, South Korea may be preparing for a military response. You must know that the "buffer zone" between the two Koreas was facilitated by former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, when the two sides set up a land military "buffer zone" to avoid military friction and conflict and ensure the security of the border between the two sides. In other words, both the two Koreas wanted to keep the peace at that time, not to engage in confrontation. Now, however, with North Korean shelling, and as Yoon Suk-yeol's increasingly assertive posture toward North Korea, South Korea has decided to change its previous peaceful stance and adopt a tougher military posture.
It is worth noting that the attitude of the DPRK is tougher than that of the ROK. Kim Jong-un had previously demanded that the North Korean army prepare for war and maintain a repressive posture against the South, declaring that inter-Korean relations were belligerents and that the reunification of the peninsula "can never." Kim Jong-un pointed out that if the United States and South Korea provoke, the North Korean military will deliver a devastating strike.
If the "buffer zone" of the 38th parallel no longer exists, it will mean that the probability of military confrontation between the DPRK and the ROK will be greatly increased, which will be extremely detrimental to the security of both sides and even the peninsula region.
South Korea is tied to the U.S. chariot, the powder keg in Northeast Asia may be ignited, and China and North Korea are facing a test
Since last year, the ROK has begun to improve its relations with Japan, actively introduced US military forces, and allowed the United States to send aircraft carriers, submarines, and bombers into the peninsula region, thus provoking the DPRK on many occasions. The Yoon Suk-yeol administration believes that by joining forces with the United States and Japan, North Korea can be forced to bow its head, thereby enhancing national cohesion throughout South Korea. In fact, although the DPRK side has maintained a tough posture and has repeatedly demonstrated its determination to defy power by launching missiles, the DPRK will not easily fire the first shot. The DPRK is well aware that if it takes the initiative to provoke a war, China and Russia behind it will inevitably be implicated, and the whole of Northeast Asia may be ignited.
Now, South Korea has tied itself to the US chariot, abolished the buffer zone of the 38th parallel, and put on a posture of pressing the border with large troops and preparing for war, which has brought two tests to China and North Korea, on the one hand, the DPRK must reassess the strength of South Korea and make active military preparations; once the war starts, the core cities of the two countries and even the peninsula region will fall into large-scale war, which will trigger tens of thousands of refugees. On the other hand, a large-scale war is bound to draw the attention of the three world powers, China, the United States, and Russia, and China and Russia naturally do not want to see chaos on the peninsula and have been trying to find ways to contain the war on the peninsula and hope that all sides will hold consultations and negotiations. And the United States is eager for the DPRK and South Korea to start a war and make war money from it. It can be said that the chaos on the peninsula will bring China, Russia, the DPRK, the United States, Japan, and South Korea into the country, which will trigger an even greater geopolitical crisis.
In addition, a war on the peninsula could trigger friction in the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the United States would take the opportunity to provoke a larger conflict, forcing China to struggle in multiple directions. The United States has always hoped to deal with China and disrupt the pace of China's development, and the chaos on the peninsula will undoubtedly create good strategic opportunities for the United States.
China has repeatedly reminded all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint, and to promote peace and stability on the peninsula through dialogue instead of military confrontation. Now that the grim situation is facing China and North Korea, it is natural for China and North Korea to maintain unity and take more active measures to deal with provocations by the United States and South Korea. In other words, being prepared to talk and fight at the same time is of positive significance to maintaining stability on the peninsula!