President Xi Jinping visits North Korea to boost its economy and reaffirm bilateral ties, showcasing China's global confidence and efforts to counter Pyongyang's growing closeness to Moscow.
South Korea expects China to play a constructive role in Korean Peninsula issues as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for a 2-day state visit to North Korea starting Monday.
South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young proposed a four-way dialogue involving South Korea, North Korea, the US, and China to establish a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking at the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue in Mongolia, he also suggested expanding the talks to include Mongolia, Japan, and Russia.
North Korea said on Friday it would deploy new long-range artillery systems this year that were capable of striking South Korea’s capital region and would commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks. The announcement comes days after South Korea said the North’s newly revised constitution drops all references to Korean unification, in line with leader Kim Jong-un’s vows to terminate ties with South Korea and establish a two-state system on the Korean peninsula. Kim visited a munitions...
South Korean and U.S. officials met in New York to discuss nonproliferation challenges and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Additionally, South Korea held talks with Ukraine regarding humanitarian aid and the issue of North Korean prisoners of war.
U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson testified that the THAAD missile defense system remains on the Korean Peninsula despite speculation it was moved to the Middle East. While no THAAD systems have been repositioned, munitions are awaiting transfer to the Middle East. Radars deployed ahead of Operation Midnight Hammer targeting Iranian nuclear facilities have not yet returned. Brunson also emphasized conditions-based OPCON transfer to South Korea and focus on capabilities over numbers for U.S. forces in Korea.
