China News Service, June 16 South Korea’s Ministry of Unification confirmed that the North Korean liaison office building in the Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea was bombed by the North Korean side on the 16th local time. In recent years, the ups and downs in relations between North Korea and South Korea can be described as twists and turns. Although the relationship between the two sides fell into a "freezing point" in 2016, the situation on the peninsula has gradually eased since 2018. However, a series of recent events have put the relationship between the two sides again facing a test.

On June 16, 2020 local time, a thick smoke rose from the Kaesong Industrial Park, North Korea, where the DPRK-ROK Liaison Office is located. According to reports from the Korean media, the Ministry of Unification of Korea confirmed that the North Korea-Korea Liaison Office in the Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea was blasted.

　　On February 10, 2016, the South Korean government announced that it would completely shut down the city’s industrial park and evacuate personnel from Korean companies in response to North Korea’s nuclear tests and ballistic missile technology launches. The next day, North Korea announced the closure of the park, freezing all assets of Korean companies and related institutions, and withdrawing North Korean workers from the park. Contacts between North Korea and South Korea were completely interrupted.

　　On January 1, 2018, North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un said in a New Year’s message that North Korea intends to send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and North Korean authorities can hold emergency talks on this. The South Korean government has responded positively.

　　On February 9, 2018, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened, and the DPRK and ROK delegations joined the venue under the guidance of the "Korean Peninsula Flag". The North Korean high-level delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

　　On April 27, 2018, South Korean President Wen Zaiyin and North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un met at the “House of Peace” on the Korean side of Panmunjom and signed the Panmundian Declaration, announcing that the two sides will realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula And stop and mechanism conversion efforts. Kim Jong Un crossed the military line at Panmunjom that day and became the first North Korean leader to set foot on South Korean land since the Korean War truce.

　　On June 14, 2018, the ROK and the DPRK held high-level military talks at the "Reunification Pavilion" and reached agreement on the restoration of military communication lines in the east and west seas of the Korean Peninsula. The talks were a resumption of general-level military talks between the two sides after a decade.

　　On September 14, 2018, the Korea-Korea Joint Liaison Office was officially put into operation. This marks the establishment of the first "all-weather" communication and consultation mechanism for all issues in the history of Korea and the DPRK, and injects new impetus into the development of Korea-DPRK cooperation and North-South relations.

　　On September 19, 2018, the second day of the Korean and Korean leaders' meeting in Pyongyang, Wen Zaiyin and Kim Jong Un held a one-on-one meeting and signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration. The two sides announced that they unanimously agreed to realize the denuclearization of the peninsula, ease the military tensions between the DPRK and the ROK, and improve relations between the two sides.

Data map: On June 30, 2019 local time, after shaking hands and greeting each other at the military demarcation line, the leaders of the two countries came to a separate meeting at the Freedom House on the Korean side of Panmunjom.

　　From February 27 to 28, 2019, the second "Golden Meeting" was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. After the talks broke down, the negotiations on the denuclearization of the United States and North Korea came to an impasse.

　　On August 15, 2019, Wen Zaiyin attended the 74th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony of the Restoration Day and delivered a speech. He promised to consolidate and advance the denuclearization and peace mechanism on the Korean peninsula during his tenure, and on this basis, open a "peaceful economy" and move towards reunification. He also put forward the specific time for unification for the first time-2045, which is the time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Restoration Day.

On March 1, 2020, South Korean President Wen Jae-yin gave a speech at the "Third Day Movement" commemorative event, saying that he would strengthen cooperation with countries such as China and Japan; he hoped to cooperate with North Korea in the field of health to jointly cope with infectious diseases. Photo courtesy of Qingwatai

　　On June 4, 2020, Kim Woo-jung, the first deputy minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, condemned the "North Korean defectors" and distributed anti-DPRK leaflets from Korea to North Korea. It also warned that if the South Korean side does not take measures, the North Korean side may dismantle the Kaesong Industrial Park or close the North Korea-South Korea Joint Liaison Office or ban the North Korea-South Korea military agreement after the ban on Mount Kumgang.

　　On June 9, 2020, the relevant DPRK authorities completely cut off and abolished the DPRK-Korea communication line that has been maintained through the DPRK-ROK joint liaison office, the East-West communication line between the DPRK-ROK military, the DPRK-Korean communication test line, and the WPK The hotline communication line between the Central Headquarters Building and Qingwatai.

　　On June 11, 2020, the Blue House of the Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea stated that the distribution of leaflets and articles to North Korea is not conducive to promoting peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean government will strictly investigate and deal with this in the future.

　　On June 12, 2020, Zhang Jinzhe, the head of the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said in a statement that the ROK’s handling of the issue of distributing anti-DPRK flyers by the "North Korean defectors" was weak, and the DPRK’s trust in the Korean authorities completely disappeared.

　　On June 13, 2020, Kim and Jung issued a speech criticizing South Korea for its inability to deal with the issue of anti-DPRK flyers issued by "North Korean defectors," saying that the DPRK will soon take the next phase of action against South Korea. Jin Youzheng also stated on the "next plan" that he would hand over the exercise of the enemy's actions to the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, believing that the Korean Army would take action "to calm the anger of the Korean people."

　　On June 14, 2020, the South Korean Unification Ministry stated that South Korea and North Korea should jointly abide by all previously signed agreements.

　　On June 15, 2020, South Korean President Wen Jae-yin said that North Korea and South Korea should not interrupt communication and create tension, hoping that both parties will solve the problem through communication and cooperation.

　　On June 16, 2020, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued a press release saying that the North Korean army has maintained a perfect state of readiness, saying it will study to send troops into the DPRK-ROK demilitarized zone again, and take measures to further strengthen military vigilance against South Korea. Measures.

　　On June 16, 2020, the Ministry of Unification of Korea confirmed that the Korea-Korea Liaison Office building in the Kaesong Industrial Park of North Korea was blasted.