North Korean Troops Crossed Into the DMZ For the Third Time This MonthThe Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on June 21 that the North Korean military violated the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) again on June 20 but retreated north after the South Korean military’s warning shots. According to the JCS, several North Korean soldiers working in the DMZ on the central front around 11 AM on […]
Is South Korea Mishandling North Korea's Provocations?Recently, Kim Byung Joo, a member of the Democratic Party, strongly criticized the South Korean government’s response to North Korea’s repeated provocations with waste balloons. On the 10th, Kim criticized the government on CBS Radio‘s Kim Hyun Jung’s News Show for ordering all military personnel to work normally over the weekend, saying, “They forced all […]
China Defends One China Policy Amidst Rising Tensions with TaiwanThe head of the Chinese Defense Ministry has intensified the conflict with Taiwan by using strong language to criticize outside forces interfering with the One China policy, including Taiwanese separatists. According to Bloomberg News on the 2nd, Defense Minister Wei Fenghe raised his voice in the 221st Asian Security Conference (Shangri-La Dialogue) China session, saying […]
Military Alert: North Korea's Recent Missile Test Raises AlarmThe presidential office held a security situation review meeting on the 30th, chaired by Second Deputy Director Yin Sung Hwan of the Office of National Security, in response to North Korea’s launch of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs). According to the presidential office, the security situation review meeting was held immediately after North Korea’s missile launch that […]
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