North Korea gave South Korea a "big gift" on the eve of New Year's Day
The North Korean royal family carried out more than 200 shellings on South Korea on January 5, 2022, on Yeonpyeong Island, about 80 kilometers from Incheon and 12 kilometers from North Hwanghae Province, which was attacked by North Korea in 2010. This move immediately attracted widespread international attention and criticism, especially since the United States and South Korea conducted a drill before the North Korean shelling incident, and North Korea saw this move as a reaction to the military exercises of the United States and South Korea, showing their firm will to defend their national defense. South Korea's defense sector has issued harsh rebukes of North Korea's actions and, together with the United States, has closely monitored the situation.
The United States and South Korea are holding large-scale military exercises on the North Korean border with the aim of strengthening the joint combat strength of the U.S. and South Korean forces. A total of more than 110 kinds of weapons and military equipment were dispatched in this exercise, including Nanye A2 tanks and A-19 fighters. The day before, the South Korean fleet also held live-fire exercises in the east, west and south. This series of actions has made the situation on the entire Korean Peninsula even more tense.
Joint exercises between the United States and South Korea, North Korea shelling the Diaoyu Islands.
North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island in a strong reaction to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. North Korea sees the U.S.-South Korea exercise as"Reckless military challenges", the goal of which is:"Washington's attempts to dominate it"in order to bring the peninsula to the battlefield. The DPRK is an adversary of the United States and a strategic adversary of the United States. This move is not only intended to deter the enemy, but also to demonstrate North Korea's firm will to defend its territory and territorial integrity.
North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island is partly due to a North Korean attack in 2010, where South Korean soldiers and civilians were severely injured. North Korea bombed the island because they remembered what had happened in the past and wanted to show their position and indignation. Yeonpyeong Island is strategically located and adjacent to Seoul and Incheon, and bombing Yeonpyeong Island can not only deter the enemy, but also expand its influence.
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Suk-yeol said during a tour of front-line troops that when North Korea bombed Yeonpyeong Island, he said that if it was attacked by enemy forces, it should be fired back immediately and that the situation should be reported to their superiors immediately. Such a hard-line attitude is bound to make the situation on the Korean Peninsula develop in a confrontational direction and attract greater attention and controversy. The atmosphere on the peninsula is becoming more and more tense.
The threat posed by the U.S. challenge to the Korean Peninsula.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are not sudden, and there are more complex international political factors behind them. The strategic attempts of the United States are also a big reason. The United States is trying to provoke North Korea with military exercises, as a way to provoke North Korea. On the one hand, the United States wants to provoke chaos on the Korean Peninsula in order to reap its own benefits in this war. North Korea has long been a strategic rival of the United States, and the United States is seeking opportunities to deal with North Korea. The launch was a North Korean response in response to U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
The United States, on the other hand, has strengthened its military power in Northeast Asia by shifting the strategic focus of China and Russia. The issue of public order on the Korean Peninsula has a bearing on the Sino-Russian strategy, and China and Russia will never remain indifferent to it. The U.S. challenge to the Korean Peninsula will not only attract the attention of China and Russia, but will also prompt them to respond accordingly to protect their strategic rights and interests. The DPRK is an important channel for Sino-Russian relations, and neither China nor Russia will allow the United States to act recklessly.
North Korea itself has extremely strong strategic resistance forces, and if the United States continues to do so, it will inevitably provoke more fierce counterattacks by North Korea. Out of the strategic interests of their respective countries, China and Russia are likely to carry out a series of maintenance activities on the Korean Peninsula in order to maintain long-term peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. The war on the Korean Peninsula was not only a military confrontation, but also a game of international politics and regional security.
Security prospects on the Korean Peninsula.
The security issue on the Korean Peninsula still needs to be cooperated and compromised by both sides. First, the U.S. must assess its military capabilities while trying not to provoke North Korea too much. The best way to realize this dispute is through dialogue, cooperation and peace. The North Korean side should also keep a clear head and react rationally without such stimulus. China and Russia are both regional powers and should play a more proactive role in promoting dialogue and diplomacy to resolve disputes.
At the same time, all parties should adhere to the basic principles of North-South dialogue, strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and seek peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. As a member of the Korean Peninsula, the ROK should strive to maintain regional security and stability and prevent further deterioration of the situation. At the same time, the international community should pay more attention to and respond to it and play a positive mediation role in the handling of the Korean Peninsula issue.
Although there is a serious security problem on the Korean Peninsula, I firmly believe that with the cooperation and wisdom of all of you, this problem can be solved. Peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula is the only way for all countries in the world to develop and prosper. I hope that the Korean Peninsula issue will be smoothly resolved and that new peace and stability will be ushered in