Kim Eo-jun "North Korea installs loudspeakers toward South... Media exaggerates despite no nuclear test"

"Our media reports it extensively, but it's not even a missile launch."

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Amid reports that North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers aimed at South Korea in the Demilitarized Zone, which were dismantled following the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration agreement, broadcaster Kim Eo-jun said, "It's not even a nuclear test, is it?"

On the morning of the 23rd, Kim said on his TBS radio program "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory," which he hosts, "Our media is reporting it extensively, but it's not even a missile launch," expressing this view.

He added, "Loudspeakers or (South Korea-directed) leaflets can be withdrawn at any time. North Korea is also managing (its actions) within a controllable scope."

He further stated, "They are not acting recklessly," and claimed, "The media is exaggerating. While we should view this seriously, what is happening now is a manageable action that can be reversed at any time."

On the 22nd, a North Korean military outpost can be seen in Gaepung County, Hwanghaebuk-do, North Korea, as viewed from the Peace Observatory in Ganghwa County, Incheon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Military authorities reportedly detected North Korea reinstalling loudspeaker broadcasting facilities aimed at South Korea in the border area on the 22nd and are closely monitoring the situation.

North Korea's actions are interpreted as follow-up measures after the North Korean General Staff announced military actions and mass-printed leaflets aimed at South Korea.

The South and North Korean leaders agreed in Article 2, Clause 1 of the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration to "cease all hostile acts including loudspeaker broadcasts and leaflet distribution near the Military Demarcation Line and dismantle the means."

However, with the reinstallation occurring about two years after dismantling, it is expected that North Korea's propaganda and denunciation activities targeting the South through loudspeaker broadcasts will intensify in the Demilitarized Zone area.

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