North Korean Media Criticizes "US-Japan Military Cooperation Strengthening, Threatening Regional Peace and Stability"

Showing Vigilance with US-Japan Joint Exercises Amid COVID-19 Situation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] North Korean propaganda media expressed concerns that the military alliance between the United States and Japan is strengthening amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Korea's external propaganda outlet 'Meari' stated on the 8th in an article titled "The Increasingly Dangerous US-Japan Alliance" that "While the entire world is focusing its efforts on suppressing the spread of COVID-19, the military alliance between the United States and Japan is strengthening more than ever, causing concern both domestically and internationally."

The outlet also mentioned last month's joint exercises conducted by a US aircraft carrier and a Japanese destroyer, as well as the meeting between US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono in Guam, where they discussed North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and missiles.

Meari criticized, saying, "There is no need to say that the military collusion and alliance between the US and Japan is a reckless act threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and the region," and condemned it as "a product of the US and Japan's collusion aiming to dominate the Asia-Pacific region."

The outlet also added criticism toward South Korea, stating that it is "desperately trying to get involved in the US-Japan aggressive military cooperation," using terms such as 'servile traitors' and 'spineless.' Furthermore, it warned, "Just as those who play with fire are bound to perish in flames, the US and Japan's frenzy over military alliance and escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the region will be a foolish act that sets a trap for self-destruction."

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