Chinese Expert: "North Korea's New Strategic Weapon Targets the United States"

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] Chinese experts criticized the United States' inflexible North Korea policy in response to North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un's warning that he would witness new strategic weapons.

On the 2nd, China's Global Times quoted experts saying that North Korea has already shown sincerity toward denuclearization, but the U.S. did not adopt a flexible North Korea policy, which caused a setback in the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Chinese military expert Song Zhongping said, "The new strategic weapons mentioned by Chairman Kim could refer to a new nuclear test or a solid-fuel ICBM missile with extended range," adding, "What is clear is that the new strategic weapons are aimed at the United States."

Lu Chao, a researcher at the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences, said, "Back in the 2018 Singapore Summit, North Korea and the U.S. had an opportunity to create sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, but the U.S.'s inflexible North Korea policy disappointed North Korea after the 2019 Hanoi Summit," and pointed out, "If North Korea continues to develop strategic weapons, it would violate UN Security Council resolutions, but since North Korea showed sincerity by suspending nuclear tests for a long time first, the U.S. must take responsibility for the regression of the situation."

Researcher Lu added, "The U.S. should not think that sanctioning North Korea is the only solution," and expressed concern, "History has already proven that North Korea will not succumb to sanctions and military pressure. If the situation related to the Korean Peninsula worsens again in 2020, the U.S. will lose a historic opportunity to resolve this issue."

On the 1st, during the fourth day report of the 7th Central Committee's 5th plenary meeting of the Workers' Party, Chairman Kim criticized the U.S.'s hostile policy toward North Korea and stated, "Soon, you will witness the new strategic weapons that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will possess." Chairman Kim warned, "If the U.S. continues to pursue its hostile policy toward Korea to the end, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula will never happen."

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