Since Yoon Seo-yeol took office as South Korea's president, South Korea's attitude towards North Korea has become increasingly tough. Not only have they made harsh words to North Korea many times, but they have also jointly held large-scale military exercises on the peninsula to demonstrate to North Korea. Especially since the end of September this year, South Korea and the United States and Japan held large-scale military exercises in the waters around the peninsula.
At that time, the United States, Japan and South Korea dispatched a number of advanced weapons such as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, stealth fighters and electronic reconnaissance aircraft to participate in the exercise, aiming to show deterrence to North Korea. In response, North Korea has launched the missile since the end of September and has increased significantly. . Just recently, North Korea launched another missile to warn the United States, Japan and South Korea.
According to the news released by the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters, on the morning of November 18, North Korea launched an unknown missile into the eastern waters of the peninsula. According to reports, the South Korean military is analyzing specific parameters such as the speed, flight altitude, flight distance of the missile, and at the same time maintaining close contact with the United States so that it can respond at any time.
reported that as of the 18th, North Korea has launched ballistic missile 35 times this year and cruise missile 3 times. Among them, since Yoon Seok-yeol came to power, North Korea's projectile frequency has increased significantly. Moreover, since the joint exercises held by the United States, Japan and South Korea at the end of September, the frequency of missile launches by North Korea has also increased significantly.
However, before November 17, North Korea has not launched any more missiles for eight consecutive days. But on the 17th, North Korea launched an short-range ballistic missile into the eastern waters of the peninsula. Earlier that day, North Korea's Foreign Minister condemned the agreement reached by the United States, Japan and South Korea to strengthen its deterrence against North Korea.
It is reported that recently, US President Biden , Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Seo-young held trilateral talks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and reached an agreement on strengthening deterrence against North Korea. In response, North Korea said that the stronger the deterrence the United States, Japan and South Korea will strengthen, the stronger the North Korean counterattack.
Therefore, North Korea launched missiles for two consecutive days on the 17th and 18th, which is a counterattack and warning to the United States, Japan and South Korea. According to a news release by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, North Korea launched a missile from the west coast at around 10:14 am on the 18th. The missile fell into the Japanese Sea west of Hokkaido in about an hour later.
It is reported that many missiles launched by North Korea to the east have fallen into the " exclusive economic zone " advocated by Japan or Japan. Therefore, every time North Korea launches a missile, Japan will stand up and express its opposition. Regarding the missile launched by North Korea on the 18th, Japanese Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said that the actual flight distance of the missile is about 1,000 kilometers and the maximum altitude is about 6,000 kilometers.
In addition, Japanese Defense Minister Yasuichi Hamada said that the actual flight time of the missile launched by North Korea that day was about 69 minutes. Japan speculated that the missile was an intercontinental missile with a maximum range of more than 15,000 kilometers, which means that the range of this missile can cover the United States.
Regarding North Korea's launch of missiles, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also said that Japan will never tolerate North Korea's continued launch of missiles. In addition, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also responded at a press conference on the 18th. Mao Ning, spokesman of my country's Foreign Ministry, said that China hopes that all parties will adhere to the direction of a peaceful resolution and resolve their respective concerns through dialogue and consultation.
In fact, as a neighbor of the peninsula, China has always been very concerned about the situation on the peninsula. my country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also repeatedly stated that maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula and preventing the situation from deteriorating and escalating is in the common interests of the international community. Moreover, China has repeatedly called on the United States, Japan and South Korea to face up to the crux of the peninsula issue and respond to the reasonable concerns of the North. Only in this way can the situation on the peninsula be resolved.
However, the current attitude of the United States, Japan and South Korea towards North Korea is becoming increasingly tough. The United States and South Korea frequently hold military exercises to deter North Korea, and Japan is also constantly raising fire. As a result, the situation on the peninsula will naturally become more and more tense. Recently, the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea reached an agreement on strengthening deterrence against North Korea, which also intensified tensions on the peninsula.
If the situation on the peninsula continues to deteriorate, not only will the relevant countries pay the price, but the countries around the peninsula will also be affected.Therefore, I hope that all parties can maintain restraint, respond to the other party’s reasonable concerns, and insist on dialogue and consultation to resolve the problem. Otherwise, once the situation is completely out of control, no side will be the winner.
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