News summary on the way home from work, Subsletter Evening.



It is often said that 'there is no party on security issues', but the North Korean ICBM launch shows that the Blue House and President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol refrain from escalating war and communicate closely.

At the direction of President Moon Jae-in, President-elect Suh Hoon of the Blue House briefed Yun about the North Korean ICBM launch, and officials from Yoon's side are also emphasizing "one voice".

There used to be a 'Chul-hee Lee-Je-won Jang' channel, but a security issue communication channel may be added.

President Moon Ordered "Security Communication with Elected Persons"


President Moon Jae-in held a separate staff meeting right after the National Security Council (NSC) meeting yesterday (24th) and instructed his staff to brief President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol on future response plans. .



President Moon Jae-in convened a staff meeting immediately after the NSC and instructed the head of the National Security Office to "brief the elected person on today's situation and response plan, and communicate closely in the future."

Suh Hoon, a briefing on the elected president


Following President Moon's instructions, Blue House Security Chief Suh Hoon visited President-elect Yoon and gave a briefing regarding North Korea's ICBM launch.

In a written briefing, Blue House spokeswoman Park Kyung-mi said, "According to President Moon Jae-in's instructions, Chief Executive Officer Suh briefed Yoon-elect on trends in North Korea's ICBM launch, government response measures, and future prospects. We plan to continue our cooperation to respond seamlessly.”



President Moon's order is to actively discuss security issues amid the unprecedented head-to-head clash of new and old powers between President Moon and President-elect Yoon due to the confrontation over personnel rights.

It means that there may be another case where Director Suh Hoon briefs the elected person.


"Severe warning to North Korea" but...

Winners who didn't take the lead


President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol delivered the first message today (25th) about North Korea's ICBM launch, saying, "I warn North Korea severely. There is nothing that can be gained by provocation."

However, it was not a press conference-like method, but a method of posting a message on Facebook on the occasion of 'West Sea Protection Day', but I chose a method of expressing opinions without going to the front.

Let me introduce you to my Facebook post.



Yesterday, just one day before West Sea Protection Day, North Korea made its 12th provocation this year.

A stern warning to North Korea.

You can't gain anything from taunting.

The Republic of Korea will maintain a stronger security posture to protect freedom and peace.


There is a firm expression such as 'severe warning', but the overall tone is lower than the statement of the transition committee.

In a statement yesterday (24th), the transition committee said, "We urge the UN Security Council to promptly convene an emergency meeting and take countermeasures along with a strict condemnation of North Korea's provocation." What they did was reveal a hardline stance of pressure on North Korea through sanctions.

In comparison, President-elect Yoon was careful in content and form.

The elected officials talking about "one voice"


The elected officials are emphasizing the 'one voice' principle, saying that the Moon Jae-in government is only responsible for the current response to North Korea.

So, we have to keep pace with the Blue House and have a unified voice.

The word 'one voice' is being used by key figures from the elected side.

As for the security issue, I think it would be right for the incumbent president to issue a one-voice message.

(..) The President is in a very serious situation about the ICBM issue right now, so shouldn't we respect the President's message?

It doesn't help if we get other messages about security issues when we haven't had discussions with the incumbent president.


At the briefing of the Samcheong-dong transition committee this morning, Kim Eun-hye, the elected spokesperson, also said, "It is the custom and our duty to stand behind Ban Bo so that the commander-in-chief of the military (President Moon) can be clearly commanded."

Every time a missile is launched, we get a lot of questions about why we don't enter.

During the election, I was able to enter freely as a candidate.

However, the name of the elected president is, in other words, the next president.

So security is one voice.

The current supreme commander-in-chief of the military is President Moon.

I think it is customary and our duty to stand behind Ban Bo so that the command of the highest commander-in-chief of the military can be carried out clearly.

Is there a new and old power conflict resolution card coming out?

The Blue House briefed the president-elect's side on security issues, and the president-elect is also showing a willingness to cooperate with the current government without making an independent voice.

In a situation where the new and old powers collide head-on over personnel rights issues, MB amnesty issues, and office relocation issues, can the security issue be a turning point?



There are also opinions that it is natural for the Blue House to cooperate with the elected president on national security and that it should be separated from the meeting between Moon and Yoon.

There should be no other considerations for security issues.

Even so, if you try to coordinate with each other, eventually, the security issue may be a clue to unravel the tangled thread of the new and old powers and to solve the meeting problem.



In particular, President-elect Yoon had his first phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping today (25th), and before the call, President-elect Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for President-elect Kim Eun-hye, said, "North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), I expect that consultations will take place."

It is possible to envision a plan for the elected side to take a diplomatic response while sharing the results of the call with the Blue House.

There is a possibility that a security communication channel centered on Chief Suh Hoon will be created from the existing 'Chul-hee Lee - Je-won Jang' channel.



The latest meeting between the incumbent president and the elected president after democratization is the 'Roh Tae-woo-Kim Young-sam' meeting 18 days after the election. this is big

After the weekend, if the national fatigue over the new and old power conflicts increases, both sides will inevitably be burdened, but it seems that a reversal card is needed around the weekend.

a piece of the day


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signs a handwritten order to test-fire an ICBM and the contents of the order.

This is a photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, and the order reads, "Test launch is approved. Launch on March 24. Bravely shoot for the great dignity and honor of the country and people."