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Trump says North Korea may be planning nice "Christmas gift" @ 2019-12-25T16: Back Hot News
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BUT IT DOES COME AS A SOURCE “FAMILIAR WITH THE NORTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP’S CURRENT MINDSET” TOLD CNN ON TUESDAY NOT TO EXPECT ICBM TESTS, SATELLITE LAUNCHES, OR NUCLEAR DETONATIONS FROM THE NORTH ANY TIME SOON.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN AT THE PANMUNJOM DEMILITARISED ZONE IN JUNE. PHOTO: REUTERS
CHINA, NORTH KOREA"S MOST IMPORTANT BACKER, MEANWHILE, URGED WASHINGTON TO TAKE "CONCRETE STEPS" AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT AGREEMENTS REACHED DURING LAST YEAR"S SUMMIT BETWEEN TRUMP AND NORTH KOREA LEADER KIM JONG UN IN SINGAPORE.
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LOCATING A SUITABLE SPOT ON THE YALU RIVER WHICH CONNECTS CHINA AND NORTH KOREA TO MAKE A CROSSING FROM, MILES OBTAINED A SMALL INFLATABLE VESSEL AND PREPARED IT FOR DEPARTURE — CHANGING ITS COLOR AND ADDING KOREAN LANGUAGE WORDS FOR “LOVE” AND “PEACE” TO ITS FRONT.
ALSO IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS YEAR WAS THE ISSUE OF SANCTIONS — AND THE INCREASINGLY CUNNING MEANS NORTH KOREA HAS USED TO GET AROUND THEM. ALWAYS KEEN TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT’S GETTING INTO THE DPRK, OUR TEAM NOTICED THAT MACHINERY FROM THE SWISS MANUFACTURER ABB WAS APPEARING IN A DPRK FACTORY. THE COMPANY, OF COURSE, INSISTED IT HAD NO IDEA HOW ITS PRODUCTS GOT TO NORTH KOREA.
IN 2017, TRUMP EXCHANGED NICKNAMES AND THREATS OF NUCLEAR WAR WITH KIM. AT ONE POINT, TRUMP THREATENED TO 「TOTALLY DESTROY」 NORTH KOREA. REPORTS SUGGESTED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WAS CONSIDERING A PREEMPTIVE MILITARY ATTACK ON NORTH KOREA — A SO-CALLED 「BLOODY NOSE」 STRIKE — IN WHAT SOME DESCRIBED AS AN ATTEMPT TO DETER NORTH KOREA FROM FURTHER PROVOCATIONS.
WHATEVER COMES NEXT, TRUMP MAY HAVE LOST SOME OF THE LEVERAGE HE ONCE GAINED FROM TALKING TOUGH. IN 2017, HE THREATENED “FIRE AND FURY” AND OFFICIALS TALKED OF A “BLOODY NOSE” STRIKE AGAINST NORTH KOREA. BUT SINCE THEN, TRUMP HAS SHOWN A DISTASTE FOR CONFLICT, PULLING TROOPS FROM NORTHEAST SYRIA AND CALLING OFF A STRIKE AGAINST IRAN AFTER IT SHOT DOWN A U.S. DRONE.
AS MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON BRACE FOR NORTH KOREA"S THREATENED "CHRISTMAS GIFT" TO THE U.S., PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOLD REPORTERS ON TUESDAY THAT PERHAPS THE DPRK WILL SEND HIM SOMETHING NICE — A NEW VASE, HE SUGGESTED, INSTEAD OF A MISSILE.THE PRESIDENT"S REMARKS COME AT A MOMENT OF HIGH TENSION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND NORTH KOREA, WITH JUST ONE WEEK REMAINING UNTIL
ALTHOUGH THE SOUTH』S CONSTITUTION CLAIMS NORTH KOREA AS PART OF ITS TERRITORY, BOTH ​SIDES IN REALITY HAVE ALSO RECOGNIZE​D​ EACH OTHER』S TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE SAME TIME, AND HAVE HELD SUMMIT MEETINGS AND SIGNED AGREEMENTS TO BOLSTER ECONOMIC AND OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION. IN THE PAST DECADE, SOUTH KOREA HAS RETURNED 185 NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN ADRIFT IN ITS WATERS​ WHO WANTED TO RETURN HOME. IN THE SAME PERIOD, NORTH KOREA SENT HOME 16 SOUTH KOREANS WHO ENTERED THE NORTH ILLEGALLY.
IN MARCH 2010, THE SOUTH KOREAN WARSHIP THE CHEONAN SANK NEAR YEONPYEONG, KILLING ALL 46 ON BOARD AND SHOCKING SOUTH KOREA. AN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE WARSHIP HAD BEEN SUNK BY A NORTH KOREAN TORPEDO ATTACK, SOMETHING THE NORTH HAS ALWAYS DENIED.
THIS UNDATED PICTURE RELEASED BY NORTH KOREA"S OFFICIAL KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY ON DECEMBER 4, 2019, SHOWS NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN (CENTER) VISITING BATTLE SITES AT MOUNT PAEKTU, RYANGGANG.
A RECENT REPORT DETAILS NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN MEDIA CONTENT. THE WASHINGTON-BASED COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA RELEASED THE REPORT LAST WEEK.
TRUMP ADDRESSES NORTH KOREA AND WHAT HE GOT MELANIA FOR CHRISTMAS IN TELECONFERENCE WITH TROOPS
ALMOST 70 YEARS AGO, A US MERCHANT MARINE SHIP PICKED UP MORE THAN 14,000 REFUGEES IN A SINGLE TRIP FROM A NORTH KOREAN PORT. THIS IS THE STORY OF THAT JOURNEY, AND SOME OF THOSE ON BOARD.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS, BIEGUN HELD NUMEROUS MEETINGS IN CHINA, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA ABOUT THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DPRK — BUT WAS UNABLE TO MEET WITH THE NORTH KOREANS THEMSELVES.
NORAD IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN TRACKING NORTH KOREAN LONG-RANGE MISSILE TESTS. PYONGYANG WARNED WASHINGTON EARLIER THIS MONTH OF A POSSIBLE “CHRISTMAS GIFT”. THAT CAME AFTER NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN GAVE THE UNITED STATES UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO PROPOSE NEW CONCESSIONS IN TALKS OVER HIS COUNTRY’S NUCLEAR ARSENAL AND REDUCING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO LONG-TIME ADVERSARIES.
A BRITISH STUDENT HAS DESCRIBED HOW HE WAS RECRUITED TO A CULT DEVOTED TO THE NORTH KOREAN REGIME AGED 14 AND KICKED OUT AFTER A DISPUTE WITH ITS LEADER.
AFTER THREE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK, THE LABORER, MR. RI, WAS RETURNING WITH $600, AFTER HIS PAY WAS DOCKED FOR MISSED WORK DUE TO AN INJURY. HE SAID HE WOULD MISS HIS LIFE IN RUSSIA, WHERE HE ENJOYED WATCHING THE SOUTH KOREAN NEWS ON HIS MOBILE PHONE—UNTIL HIS NORTH KOREAN HANDLERS CONFISCATED IT THREE MONTHS AGO TO DETER DEFECTIONS.

 

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