North Korea commemorates the victory of the motherland's war of liberation, Kim Jong-un said he would use "self-defense nuclear deterrence" to ensure security and the future

　　[Global Times Special Correspondent in North Korea Mang Jiuchen Global Times Special Correspondent Ji Dong] July 27 is the anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War, and this day is called the "Victory Day of the Motherland Liberation War" in North Korea. According to a report from North Korea's "Rodong Sinmun" on the 28th, on the 67th anniversary of the victory of the "War of Liberation of the Fatherland", North Korea's sixth national war veterans meeting was held on the 27th at the April 25th Cultural Hall in Pyongyang. The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, attended the conference and delivered a speech, paying tribute to the Chinese People’s Volunteers and veterans of the war, encouraging the younger generation of North Korea to uphold the noble spirit of war veterans to overcome the current crisis, and emphasizing that North Korea’s reliable and effective self-defense nuclear deter There will be no more wars on this piece of land, and the security and future of North Korea will always be ensured.

　　Kim Jong Un: The fierce contest between North Korea and the enemy continues

　　The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 28th that Kim Jong Un stated that the history of nearly 70 years after the end of the war must not be called a peace period, and the fierce battle between North Korea and the enemy continues. In order to prevent the pain of the 1950s from repeating itself, North Korea must have the absolute power to prevent and contain the war itself. For this reason, North Korea has resolutely defeated all oppression and challenges, and has embarked on the path of self-development of a nuclear-armed country.

　　Yonhap News Agency analyzed that this is the second time that Kim Jong-un has attended and delivered a speech at the National Congress of Veterans in the War since 2015. In the context of international sanctions against North Korea, Kim Jong Un may use this to further consolidate system security and strengthen internal unity. South Korea’s “World Journal” analyzed that Kim Jong-un mentioned “nuclear deterrence” again after more than two months, and emphasized that North Korea’s “identity of a nuclear power” was intended to demonstrate the will to develop weapons and strengthen national defense capabilities in order to impose on the United States. Pressure.

　　South Korea and the United States plan to hold joint military exercises in mid-August

　　Coincidentally, the 27th was also the day when South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young, who had always shown a positive attitude towards improving North-South relations, took office. According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee In Young did not hold an inauguration ceremony. After being appointed in the morning, he immediately went to work in the Seoul office building of the central government in the afternoon. When asked about his acceptance speech, Li Renrong said that bold pursuit of change requires not only adaptability, but also strategic actions. As for the top priority after taking office, Li Renrong reiterated that it is necessary to resume the dialogue between South Korea and North Korea, immediately implement humanitarian cooperation, and build mutual trust in the process, and enter the track of implementing the agreement between South Korea and North Korea.

　　However, at this sensitive moment, a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States in the second half of the year was also put on the agenda. South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyung-doo announced on the 28th that the South Korean-US joint military exercise will be held around mid-August, and the two countries are coordinating a specific time on this. The work report submitted by the Ministry of National Defense to the South Korean National Assembly on the same day showed that this year's South Korea-US joint exercise will focus on assessing whether the South Korean army has "full combat capability" in order to regain wartime combat command. The Ministry of Defense of South Korea stated that South Korea and the United States will carefully consider various factors such as the new crown pneumonia epidemic, jointly formulate a joint exercise plan for the second half of the year, and adopt epidemic prevention measures to ensure the normal conduct of joint field maneuvers.

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, news speculated that South Korea and the United States decided to conduct joint military exercises around August 17. The scale of this joint performance will be substantially adjusted, smaller than in previous years, and will be mainly computer simulation. But there are also concerns that a closed training environment will increase the possibility of the spread of the new coronavirus. Zheng Jingdou also hinted on the 28th that the scale of the joint performance is inevitable. He said that troops dispatched from the United States will have to undergo two nucleic acid tests, and the two results will be negative before they can participate.

　　South Korea and the United States pass the "missile guide" amendment

　　Even more coincidentally, on the 28th, South Korea and the United States passed a "missile guide" amendment to reach an agreement on lifting restrictions on the use of solid fuel for South Korean launch vehicles.

　　Kim Hyun-jong, the second chief of South Korea’s Blue House National Security Office, stated at a press conference that according to the “Korea-US Missile Guide” amendment, all Korean companies, research institutions and individuals will not be subject to any restrictions when developing and owning spacecraft and can use liquid fuels. , Solid fuel, mixed fuel, etc. He explained that by the second half of 2020, if a number of low-orbit military reconnaissance satellites are successfully launched using self-developed solid fuel carrier rockets as planned, the Korean military's surveillance capabilities are expected to achieve a leap-forward development. This will not only improve the information, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Korean military, but also help attract young talents in the aerospace industry, promote industrial development, and promote the Korean-US alliance to a higher level.

　　"This "fetter" is finally broken after 40 years," the "Korea Ilbo" reported. South Korea’s "Daily Economy" analyzed that solid fuels burn more efficiently than liquid fuels. Previously, the United States was worried that solid fuels might be used for military purposes. It has been tepid about the South Korean request to revise the "Korea-U.S. Missile Guidelines". Not fire. However, the reason why the United States "accepted" the request of the South Korean side this time is that on the one hand, it has recently reached a consensus with the South Korean side on strengthening the South Korean military's ability to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missiles; on the other hand, it intends to contain China. At the same time, this also means that the Moon Jae-in government has been promoting the strengthening of independent national defense and wartime combat command power recovery plan is expected to be further accelerated.