Recently,The situation on the Korean PeninsulaTensions continued, and North Korea shelled South Korea's actual controlIslands, sparking even greater tensions. South Korea urgently orderedIslandsResidents evacuated, while at the same time a tough response to North Korea.
However, this incident was not accidental. As early as many years ago, the two sides signed the "9.19 South KoreaMilitaryAgreement, which aims to avoid armed conflict at sea. However, the United States and South Korea often impose sanctions on North KoreaMilitaryDeterrence, North Korea unilaterally scrapped the agreement in 2023. As a result, the issue of the maritime boundary between the two sides has become increasingly acute, and the North Korean side believes that South Korea will Yeonpyeong Island and Baeknyeong IslandIslandsinto the area under its control, while South Korea insists that it is a maritime buffer zone between the two sides.
Recently, the South Korean side has conducted a series of military exercises, which in the eyes of North Korea is against itMilitaryProvocation. In the face of the DPRK's repeated calls for the cessation of military exercises, the ROK not only ignored them, but instead increased the scale of the exercises. According to South Korean media reports, the US and South Korean militaries held a large-scale joint combat firing exercise on the border, in which hundreds of people participatedsystems, including tanks, fighter jets andArtillery。The exercise was designed to be close to actual combat and involved air strikes on simulated targets, tank firing and air defense improvement. The North Korean side expressed strong opposition to this and repeatedly warned that any attack on the DPRKMilitaryProvocations will be met with fierce responses.
Subsequently, the North Korean army fired more than 200 artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island and the northern part of Baeknyeong Island in two hours, which was the second large-scale coastal artillery firing carried out by North Korea since 2022. Although there were no people, the shelling affected South Korea's actual controlIslands。South Korea immediately issued an emergency evacuation order, demandingIslandsResidents were evacuated to shelters and flight routes were controlled. In response, South Korea's ROK Marines also demonstrated their firepower by holding artillery live-fire exercises on Yeonpyeong Island.
In this tense situation, ChinaSpeakersWang WenbinRightThe situation on the Korean PeninsulaThe development of changes indicates close attention. As a neighbor of the Korean Peninsula, China has always advocated maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and resolving the Korean Peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation. Wang WenbinHe stressed that China hopes that all parties will remain calm and restrained, refrain from taking actions that aggravate tensions, and create conditions for the resumption of meaningful dialogue.
However, China does not shy away from its own bottom line. On the Korean Peninsula issue, China has made it clear that if any country dares to bring the flames of war into the Korean Peninsula, it will take resolute measures. China will never allow relevant countries to undermine peace and stability on the peninsula. Therefore, China hopes that the United States and the ROK will put the overall situation first, refrain from further aggravating the contradictions, and avoid further deterioration of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have becomeInternationalThe focus of social attention, all parties are calling for calm and restraint to avoid escalation of conflict. However, the occurrence of this incident reminds us once again that there is a long way to go to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue.
Personally, I believe that only through dialogue and negotiation can long-term peace and stability on the peninsula be achieved. All parties should put the overall interests of the peninsula first, work together to promote the reconciliation process, and ensure that no party settles disputes by force. At the same time, in the process of resolving the Korean Peninsula issue, all parties should respect each other's core interests and concerns and seek a solution acceptable to all parties.
In addition,InternationalSociety should also pay more attention to and support the Korean Peninsula issue, and push all parties concerned to return to the dialogue table and restart the peace talks process through various means. Only through active diplomatic mediation and coordination can a feasible solution be found for the settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue.
In short,The situation on the Korean PeninsulaTension is not in the interests of any party, and maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula is in the common interests of all parties. It is only through sustained efforts and mutual understanding that true peace and prosperity can be brought to the peninsula. Let us work together to contribute to the realization of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.