Since the pandemic began, it’s been the first time that North Korea has welcomed visitors from outside the country. This sends a strong message: North Korea has made friends with Russia and China regardless of all U.S. efforts to separate the three countries.
According to North Korean media posted this Friday, Kim Jong Un had been watching the parade honoring the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. With him were Li Hongzhong, a Chinese Politburo member, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The answer was clear: China and Russia are with North Korea despite the country’s nuclear weapon buildup. This also proved that, after three years of border closures, North Korea’s doors are slowly beginning to crack open.
At the parade, Korea showcased missiles and weapons that carried nuclear warheads.
Kim also accompanied Shoigu through a defense exhibition, which displayed missiles that are banned under UN Security Council resolutions and were implemented with the support of Russia and China. However, in recent years, Moscow and Beijing have delayed the council’s work to penalize North Korea despite frequent tests of the banned weapons.
“China and Russia are special partners for North Korea at this moment,” former South Korean ambassador to Russia Wi Sung-lac states. He claims that “in effect, China and Russia are sort of enablers for North Korea to go ahead with the nuclear and missile program.”
On July 27th, 1953, the Korean War ended with a signed armistice agreement, but there was never a formal peace treaty, so in a way, the two Koreas are still fighting. According to Pyongyang’s view, it was the victim of South Korea’s and its ally America’s hostility and the victorious side of the war.
While South Korea marks this day as the start of an allegiance in security with the U.S., North Korea celebrates on the same day known as “Victory Day.”
Other events for North Korea and the Soviet Union occurred after the Second World War. The Soviet Union supported the growth of Communism in North Korea and the invasion of the pro-American South, led by Kim Il Sung.
As for China, the country also sided with North Korea during the Korean War, and it is now making a “strategic overture to North Korea since the collapse of U.S. and North Korea diplomatic talks in 2019.”
After these events, it is evident that the three countries are growing closer together. Pyongyang is refusing to criticize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the two countries have sworn to increase their “militant friendship and cooperation.”
Chinese state media is highlighting ties between Beijing and Pyongyang. Chinese spokeswoman Mao Ning states, “Having a high-level Chinese delegation visit the DPRK and mark the occasion shows the high importance both sides attach to our bilateral ties.”
Chinese ambassador Wang Yajun is now accepted as the first outside diplomat to be accredited to North Korea since the pandemic.
With Credits to: The Washington Post
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes officials from China and Russia – The Washington Post.pdf (bubble.io)
According to North Korean media posted this Friday, Kim Jong Un had been watching the parade honoring the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. With him were Li Hongzhong, a Chinese Politburo member, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The answer was clear: China and Russia are with North Korea despite the country’s nuclear weapon buildup. This also proved that, after three years of border closures, North Korea’s doors are slowly beginning to crack open.
At the parade, Korea showcased missiles and weapons that carried nuclear warheads.
Kim also accompanied Shoigu through a defense exhibition, which displayed missiles that are banned under UN Security Council resolutions and were implemented with the support of Russia and China. However, in recent years, Moscow and Beijing have delayed the council’s work to penalize North Korea despite frequent tests of the banned weapons.
“China and Russia are special partners for North Korea at this moment,” former South Korean ambassador to Russia Wi Sung-lac states. He claims that “in effect, China and Russia are sort of enablers for North Korea to go ahead with the nuclear and missile program.”
On July 27th, 1953, the Korean War ended with a signed armistice agreement, but there was never a formal peace treaty, so in a way, the two Koreas are still fighting. According to Pyongyang’s view, it was the victim of South Korea’s and its ally America’s hostility and the victorious side of the war.
While South Korea marks this day as the start of an allegiance in security with the U.S., North Korea celebrates on the same day known as “Victory Day.”
Other events for North Korea and the Soviet Union occurred after the Second World War. The Soviet Union supported the growth of Communism in North Korea and the invasion of the pro-American South, led by Kim Il Sung.
As for China, the country also sided with North Korea during the Korean War, and it is now making a “strategic overture to North Korea since the collapse of U.S. and North Korea diplomatic talks in 2019.”
After these events, it is evident that the three countries are growing closer together. Pyongyang is refusing to criticize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the two countries have sworn to increase their “militant friendship and cooperation.”
Chinese state media is highlighting ties between Beijing and Pyongyang. Chinese spokeswoman Mao Ning states, “Having a high-level Chinese delegation visit the DPRK and mark the occasion shows the high importance both sides attach to our bilateral ties.”
Chinese ambassador Wang Yajun is now accepted as the first outside diplomat to be accredited to North Korea since the pandemic.
With Credits to: The Washington Post
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes officials from China and Russia – The Washington Post.pdf (bubble.io)
