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In February–March 2021, South Korea continued to omit North Korea's "enemy" status from the South Korean military's White Paper after downgrading the status of Japan. [156] [157] In a statement made on 4 October 2021, South Korea's Unification Ministry announced that communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored. The ...
In 1996 South Korean academic Jeong Su-il was unmasked as a North Korea spy. [112] South Korea ceased sending "North Korea Demolition Agents" to raid the North in the early 2000s. [72] [113] Yeonpyeongdo under North Korean attack. Conflict intensified near the disputed maritime boundary known as the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea.
On 22 June, a North Korean Yugo-class submarine became entangled in a fishing driftnet in South Korean waters approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the port of Sokcho and 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the inter-Korean border. A South Korean fishing boat observed several submarine crewmen trying to untangle the submarine from the fishing net.
May 3, 2020: A South Korean guard post inside the DMZ was hit by multiple bullets coming from North Korea, prompting South Korea to broadcast a warning and return fire twice. Afterwards, South Korea took action via the inter-Korean communication channels to prevent further incidents. [81]
On 13 March, North Korea confirmed it ended the Armistice and declared North Korea "is not restrained by the North-South declaration on non-aggression". [270] On 30 March, North Korea stated it entered a "state of war" and "the long-standing situation of the Korean peninsula being neither at peace nor at war is finally over". [271]
The Northern Limit Line [4] [5] is considered by South Korea to be the maritime boundary between itself and North Korea, while North Korea disagrees and states that the boundary is farther south. North Korean fishing vessels often wander into the area and are frequently chased away by South Korean patrol vessels. Occasionally a North Korean ...
Kim, 40, alleged that the US, South Korea and Japan have formed a “nuclear military bloc for aggression” and that the three allies are pushing anti-communism, state media outlet Korean Central ...
The disputed maritime border between North and South Korea in the West Sea: [3] A: United Nations Command -created Northern Limit Line, 1953 [ 4 ] B: North Korea-declared "Inter-Korean MDL", 1999 [ 5 ] The locations of specific islands are reflected in the configuration of each maritime boundary, including