Members phkrause Posted July 26, 2023 Members Share Posted July 26, 2023 Rival Koreas mark armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions. https://apnews.com/article/korea-war-armistice-anniversary-nuclear-6469f9afe088cbd86a1ab6b9c8011ef3? Why this matters: Tensions between the rivals are at their highest point in years, as the pace of North Korean missile tests and U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises has intensified in a tit-for-tat cycle. The dueling military activities have been punctuated by verbal threats, including North Korean talk of preemptive nuclear strikes and U.S. vows to “end” Kim’s regime in the event of such an attack. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has invited delegations from China and Russia to join in their armistice celebrations, is pushing for deeper cooperation with the authoritarian allies as he aims to counter U.S. efforts to tighten trilateral security cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative condemned by Pyongyang as a “traitor,” will likely use this week’s events to highlight the North’s growing threat and double down on his goals of strengthening the South’s defense and its alliance with the U.S. Related coverage ➤ WATCH: UN holds talks with North Korea on US soldier North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea North Korea is a land of stories that don’t often get told. Here are some that did Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 3 Author Members Share Posted June 3 North Korea says it will stop sending trash balloons as South Korea vows strong retaliation SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea, claiming Sunday that its campaign left the South Koreans with “enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel.” https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-south-balloons-trash-1b65c87f53613b4d4738486d19b454d4? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 4 Author Members Share Posted June 4 South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign. https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-south-korea-peace-deal-trash-balloons-86eea9752b665b335d4d84abb614f7f3? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 4 Author Members Share Posted June 4 Trash balloons North Korea said it will stop sending trash-filled balloons to South Korea after Seoul reported hundreds more airborne waste deliveries floating across the border. North Korea's vice-defense minister claimed the trash balloons were "strictly a responsive act" to South Korea's yearslong practice of sending balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets the other way. Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong — a senior official in the reclusive North Korean regime — called the balloons "sincere presents." A South Korean official pledged his country would take "unendurable measures" against its neighbor for sending more balloons over the weekend, which will be "specified in the coming days." Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 12 Author Members Share Posted June 12 South Korea resumes broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda at border in response to trash balloons The broadcasts in border areas Sunday were in retaliation for the more than 1,000 trash- and manure-filled balloons the North had sent over the last couple of weeks. Read more. Key points: The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said additional broadcasts were “entirely dependent on North Korea’s behavior,” and the broadcasts were not being continued as of Monday morning. South Korea’s military also said it detected North Korea launching what appeared to be more trash-carrying balloons Sunday night. The military did not immediately confirm if any landed in the South. The resumed broadcasts could trigger retaliatory military steps as tensions between the rivals rise. South Korea has suspended a 2018 agreement to reduce hostile acts along the border while the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that the South created a “prelude to a very dangerous situation.” She said South Korea would witness an unspecified “new response” from the North if it continued with the broadcasts. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ US flies B-1B bomber for first precision bomb drill in 7 years as tensions simmer with North Korea South Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 12 Author Members Share Posted June 12 Trash balloons North Korea sent a new wave of trash balloons toward South Korea on Sunday, sparking concerns that the tit-for-tat move will potentially expand to military action. The new balloons come in apparent retaliation for the decision by South Korea to resume broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda over loudspeakers in border areas. Kim Jong Un's sister and government spokeswoman Kim Yo Jong warned the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts was "a prelude to a very dangerous situation." In recent weeks, the North has floated over a thousand trash-filled balloons across the heavily fortified border, in what it claims is a response to South Korean activists sending balloons with leaflets and other prohibited items in the other direction. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 13 Author Members Share Posted June 13 South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts. https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-korea-border-warning-shots-35039dd56da6fe7c4fe7605baffd6e3a? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted June 20 Author Members Share Posted June 20 How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world’s most heavily guarded border? On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as many as 30 North Korean soldiers wandered over the line separating North from South for the second time this month, causing South Korea to fire warning shots before the North Koreans withdrew. Read more. Why this matters: The South’s military has observed increased North Korean activity along the border to install what appear to be anti-tank barriers, reinforce roads and plant land mines. The construction started around April and is possibly aimed at making it harder for North Korean civilians or soldiers to defect to the South as Pyongyang’s leadership attempts to strengthen its control over its people, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The intrusion comes as tensions rise between the rivals, who in recent weeks have engaged in Cold War-style psychological warfare and made it clear they are no longer bound by their landmark military agreement in 2018 to reduce tensions. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ What’s known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea Putin is in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia’s isolation deepens Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted August 4 Author Members Share Posted August 4 South Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Thursday offered to send aid supplies to North Korea to help the country recover from heavy rains and floods that submerged thousands of homes and huge swaths of farmland. https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-korea-flood-humanitarian-aid-red-cross-560e58b71239a863d8710996a759e949? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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