February 14, Valentine's Day. North Korea launched its fifth cruise missile. Only this time it was no longer aimed at the west coast, but was launched into the eastern waters of the peninsula.
Since January, North Korea has launched missiles five times, but the attention has become less and less, and South Korea's reciprocal treatment from the beginning is now almost ignored. Presumably, North Korea is also confused: why did the tried and tested magic weapon not work this time?
There are media reports that the problem of famine in North Korea is getting worse. In the past, the international community, mainly South Korea and the United States, sent rice to the North whenever it engaged in military activities, and sent rice whenever it engaged in military activities. But now Kim Jong-un has repeatedly spoken harshly, made tough moves, and even used nuclear weapons tests, and the result was in vain, and South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, just did not take the blame. At first, it took reciprocal military action to deal with it, but later saw that North Korea was repeatedly making moves, and directly ignored it.
Not only did they ignore it, but they also started from other places. South Korea also said on Valentine's Day that it had established diplomatic relations with Cuba at the ambassadorial level.
Cuba, that is an old partner of North Korea. Now, are you going to abandon North Korea?
North Korea is feeling imminent oppression, and on February 15, Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, said that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might visit the country. This statement is a counterattack by North Korea.
Didn't you ignore it? Didn't you rely on the United States to join forces with Japan to resist the DPRK? Didn't you tie up with Cuba's new development? I directly attacked you behind the back of the ROK, first abandoned the traditional conventions of the past, and took the initiative to shout at Japan.
Come on, North Korea welcomes you.
One of the possible reasons is that South Korea's ignorance has left North Korea with no choice, so it bypasses North Korea and interacts with Japan through changes in relations, which in turn stimulates South Korea and forces South Korea to return to the previous track of taking candy when making trouble.
The second possible reason is that it is obtained in combination with a series of operations by Kim Jong-un. That is, North Korea may be holding back its big moves. Since South Korea is no longer regarded as the same race, under the banner of unifying the peninsula by force, the people's will and strength can be highly united. And repeated military actions are just adventurous strategies before the ultimate.
In short, the eyes of the DPRK have already gone beyond South Korea and directly attacked Japan, and it cannot be ruled out that the final goal is to have direct dialogue with the United States.
The way forward for the DPRK is not just a matter of the DPRK itself. As a powder keg in Northeast Asia, when the Martian seed is getting bigger and bigger, it is time to hit the brakes.
Don't relax, relaxation doesn't end well. Don't despise it, despising it will inevitably hit your own feet.
In the new year of 2024, praying for peace, economic development, and good income is the king.