Xi Jinping’s letter to North Korea ‘must strengthen unity’
Seems to have communicated directly regarding concerns regarding North Korea’s nuclear test
Commander Carl Thomas (pictured) of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, which oversees the Indo-Pacific region, said in response to North Korea’s recent provocations, “It seems that[Kim Jong-un]’s tantrum was that we were in the (East Sea) region. “He said.
In an interview at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a US think tank on the 14th (local time), Commander Thomas said this while referring to the 7th Fleet’s Ronald Reagan’s joint exercise in the East Sea for the first time in five years.
Regarding the fact that the US aircraft carrier did not operate in the East Sea for five years and did not visit South Korea, he said, “The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and the former government of South Korea (the Moon Jae-in administration) took a different (to North) approach from the current government. Because,” he added.
Commander Thomas continued, “We (South Korea, the US and Japan) conducted ballistic missile defense training in response to North Korea’s recent launch.” will,” he said. “We have the ballistic missile defense capability to protect our allies and partners,” he said, adding that he “showed unrivaled unity” during the recent trilateral exercise between the ROK, the US, and Japan.
With the prospect that North Korea will eventually conduct a seventh nuclear test following a series of provocations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the 13th that “serious and complex changes are taking place in the international and regional situation right now.” “The importance of enhancing strategic communication between North Korea and China and strengthening unity and cooperation is becoming more and more prominent,” he said. It is interpreted that Xi attempted to communicate directly with Chairman Kim in the prospect that North Korea might conduct a nuclear test following the end of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which confirms Xi’s third term in office.
New York = Correspondent Hyunsoo Kim [email protected]
