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The focus is on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has recently sent a message of criticism by directly mentioning the real name of President Yun Seok-yeol.
It was not common for the supreme leader of North Korea to do this.
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General Secretary Kim Jong-un mentioned the name of President Yun Seok-yeol directly at the so-called Victory Day event on the 27th of last month.
Let's start with the content of that speech.
[General Secretary Kim Jong-un: I accurately remember the remarks and ugliness that Yun Seok-yeol (before and after taking office) uttered.
No more Yoon Seok-yeol and his military thugs...
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He even omitted the title of president and criticized it harshly and with vague words.
This is actually the first time that North Korea has made an official position on the Yun Seok-yeol government.
Less than 100 days after the new government took office, they made it clear that they were setting up a hostile relationship.
It is not uncommon for the supreme leader to directly criticize the South Korean president for his upbringing like this time.
A similar situation occurred in the 2017 New Year's Address.
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[General Secretary Kim Jong-un (2017 New Year's Address): We must vigorously wage a nationwide struggle to crush the tyranny of the anti-reunification and nationalist forces like Park Geun-hye.]
At that time, it was about a month before the 4th anniversary of the Park Geun-hye government's tenure.
From a point of view, this is much faster.
Also, the number of times his real name was mentioned was 1 at the time and 3 this time, so the hostile expression is more pronounced.
There were frequent cases of slander by high-level executives, organizations, and state-run media without the supreme leader.
There were also often nasty scenes.
In 2012 and 2015, when inter-Korean relations deteriorated, these screens are typical examples.
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The Chosun Central Television showed North Korean soldiers training with the then president as a target.
[Chosun Central TV, 2012: Burning with the determination to wipe out a handful of historical filth.]
In the case of former President Moon Jae-in, who held three summits with Kim Jong-un, Kim Yeo-jung appeared as a sniper mainly.
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At least he was called the South Korean ruler in a detour and given the title of president, but the expression like an American parrot was at the level of nonsense.
[Kim Yeo-jeong Discourse (June 2020): The name is the president's speech, but it is dotted with self-excuse, evasion of responsibility, and deep-seated philanthropy...
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Paying attention to what expression North Korea uses for the South Korean president and at what level it is used is a clue to reading the judgment of North Korea's situation.
This time, as the top-level critics were criticizing them, it seems that they have finished the calculation that inter-Korean dialogue for the time being will not be of any benefit.