Route of COVID-19 Inroads Verified in DPRK

Pyongyang, July 1 (KCNA) -- The State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters in the DPRK on Thursday declared its finding on the route of inroads of the malignant COVID-19 virus, which has rapidly spread in the DPRK since late April.

Under the guideline of the Party and the state on thoroughly ascertaining the course of the pandemic inroads, which is essential for curbing and controlling the grave health crisis facing the country in the shortest period and perfecting the national anti-epidemic and counter-crisis ability, the headquarters organized an investigation committee comprising the relevant professional organs. Then, it had conducted a detailed epidemiological survey and a scientific and rhetorical investigation after setting up the possibility and hypothesis over the route of the malignant virus inroads on a nationwide scale.

The investigation results showed that several persons coming from the area of Ipho-ri in Kumgang County of Kangwon Province to the capital city in mid-April were in fever and a sharp increase of fever cases was witnessed among their contacts and that a group of fevered persons emerged in the area of Ipho-ri for the first time.

It was also ascertained that the fever cases, reported in all areas and units of the country except the Ipho-ri area till mid-April, were due to other diseases and there had been no herd fever outbreak.

Consequently, a scientific conclusion was drawn that Ipho-ri of Kumgang County is the first area of the malignant epidemic outbreak in the country.

The investigation committee, involving competent persons and experts from the Bioengineering Branch, the Biotechnology Institute and the Virus Institute under the State Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Medical Science, the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Public Security, the Central Public Prosecutors Office and other relevant units, surveyed and analyzed in a diverse, anatomical and comprehensive way the factors which could be regarded as a route of the epidemic virus inroads into the area of Ipho-ri. According to its investigation, it was known that an 18-year-old soldier surnamed Kim and a five-year-old kindergartener surnamed Wi contacted with alien things in a hill around barracks and residential quarters in Ipho-ri early in April. And they showed the clinic features, to be estimated as early symptom of the epidemic infection, and tested positive for novel coronavirus. Hence, a consensus of views was reached on the cause of the infection by COVID-19.

With the clinic characters shown by those fevered persons and the results of their epidemiological links and antibody test, the investigation committee scientifically and finally confirmed that COVID-19 made inroads into the area of Ipho-ri, Kumgang County for the first time as well as its cause.

It also analyzed the details of how the epidemic, infiltrated into Ipho-ri of Kumgang County, had spread over various parts of the country simultaneously.

The non-permanent state emergency anti-epidemic examination committee evaluated that the investigation committee exactly verified the source of the epidemic inroads in a rhetorical and sci-tech way after analyzing in an overall way the investigation into the inroads of the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant. And it reported the results to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Cabinet.

With the confirmation of the epidemic inroads course, the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters saw to it that an emergency instruction was issued; an instruction stressing the need to vigilantly deal with alien things coming by wind and other climate phenomena and balloons in the areas along the demarcation line and borders and trace their source to the last, strengthen the all-people supervision and report system, in which anyone notifies of alien things instantly after seeing them, and tighten such anti-epidemic measure as making the emergency anti-epidemic teams strictly remove those things. -0-

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ASSPUK, BGSJI , KFA UK and BSCPRKP on the 92nd anniversary of the publication of the speech ' Path of the Korean Revolution'

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                 30th  of June  Juche 111(2022)
The Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK(ASSPUK), the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI) , UK Korean Friendship Association (UK KFA ) and the British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula(BSCPRKP)issued the following joint statement on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary the historic Kalun meeting and the speech made by the great leader President KIM IL SUNG  "The Path of the Korean Revolution :
  92 years ago President KIM IL SUNG addressed a meeting of the leading activists and cadres of the Young Communist League of Korea and the Anti-Imperialist Youth League . In those days the Korean people were looking for a new way to successfully conduct the revolutionary struggle for independence and national liberation as well as the struggle for class liberation . In the past bourgeois nationalists had
tried to conduct the independence movement by relying on big powers and also just among a few top-level leaders . The emergence of the communist movement in Korea had proved to be a false dawn because it became quickly split into rival factions who competed against each other for recognition from the Communist International  and did not conduct revolutionary struggle among the masses . People groaned in despair.
    The young President KIM IL SUNG keenly realised that this was not the way forward . He stressed that the Korean revolution should be carried out independently and by relying on the popular masses.
 In his speech  'The Path of the Korean Revolution  ' he explained his ideas and put forward the Juche -orientated line of the Korean revolution. In the speech he castigated the factionalists and flunkeys and said that  “The masters of the revolutionary struggle are the masses of the people, and only when they are organized and mobilized can they win the revolutionary struggle.”
   This is the basis of the Juche idea and it can be said that the Juche Idea was first proclaimed to the world  in the speech made at Kalun .
  In the speech President KIM IL SUNG set forth the revolutionary line of armed struggle, original line of the anti-Japanese national united front and Juche-oriented policy of party founding for the first time in the history of the national liberation struggle in colonial countries, and dynamically led the revolution along the road of Juche.
  Since then the Korean revolution has never looked back and never marked time. Thanks to the correct line set down at the Kalun meeting , the line of Juche , the Korean people gained independence and built an independent socialist power of Juche .
  Today People's Korea  is advancing under the banner of the Juche idea  smashing the sanctions of the US-led hostile forces !
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Anti-US struggle seen through photos

South Korean people from all social standings carry out a dynamic action against the US and war.    South Korea is not a war base for the US.       Participants holding high anti-US slogan       Break up the lopsided US-south Korea ties!     Punish the murderer of the USFK!     The US troops, out of south Korea!     "Opposition to THAAD", "Withdrawal of THAAD"

 

Monument inscribed with Kim Il Sung's signature

 

It has been 28th anniversary since President Kim Il Sung put his last signature to the historic document relating to Korea's reunification.

"Kim Il Sung July 7, 1994": President Kim Il Sung, who worked heart and soul for the realization of Korea's reunification till the last moments of his life, left his last autographic sign on a document related to the national reunification.  

Though his autograph is short, it is the supreme crystallization of ardent patriotism in the world and it mirrors the immortal exploits performed by the President for the country's reunification and his last instructions to build a thriving, reunified nation without fail.

Chairman Kim Jong Il, who carried out noble intention of the President, saw to it that the monument to President Kim Il Sung's signature was built in the truce village of Panmunjeom to convey his signature to posterity.

The monument to President Kim Il Sung's signature serves as the immortal monument for conveying long the undying feats performed by the President and leads the Korean nation to the road of independent reunification.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the truce village of Panmunjeom in March 2012.  

Looking carefully at the monument to President Kim Il Sung's signature, he looked back upon the imperishable achievements made by President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il who had made indefatigable efforts for the country's reunification throughout their life.

Great intention and the cause will display its eternal vitality and be translated into reality only thanks to the peerlessly patriot and great man.

The movement for Korea's reunification is faced with a stumbling block due to vicious challenge of the anti-reunification elements within and without.

Led by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who has an inflexible faith and will to carry forward President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il's behests for national reunification, the cause of Korea's reunification will be surely achieved.   

For building a new society

For building a new society   South Korean workers from various fields turn out in the struggle for the rights to labor and live. Photos below show their campaign.       Teachers'action for achieving the right to education       Laborers are convinced of victory in the sit-down strike.     In denunciation of the south Korean authorities' suppression of workers' just struggle by mobilization of the police     In demand of betterment of labor conditions

 

What is a true key to solution?

 

Diplomacy is for the sake of interests of a nation. Its mission is to create international environment and circumstances for defending and promoting the national interests.  

It is a common affair of the world of diplomacy that making the sacrifice of a foreign country for profitability of its own country.

In this respect, stance of the south Korean authorities is sickening.

The submissive diplomacy of the Yoon Suk-yeol government is appalling and humiliating beyond expectation.

As he has been steeped in pro-US proclivity to the marrow of his bones in his early days, Yoon has carried out diplomatic policy inclined to the US.   

He pursues "dependence on security and economy on the US" in place of "dependence of security on the US and economy on China", established the global comprehensive strategic alliance, takes part in the US-led containment policy against China and pressure upon Russia and clamors about tightening of the tripartite cooperation between south Korea, the US and Japan.    

His approach to north Korea is absurd and thoughtless.

The words "provocation" and "denunciation" pour out from the Yoon regime. The Yoon regime is upgrading the Lee Myung-bak clique's  hardline policy toward north Korea by giving the green light to constant deployment of the strategic assets of the US and expansion of scale and duration of the south Korea-US joint military exercise.   

South Korea is steeped in an unquestioning belief in and submission to the US.

As the history proves the feudal Chosun dynasty met its miserable end with disgrace. The present reality shows that if a nation depends its security on a foreign nation a war is unavoidable.

South Korea would face a calamitous consequence if it pursues the present policy of diplomacy.

As is well known, the US has received an incredible amount of political and economic profits for over 70 years with its consistent policy of inter-Korean division and aggravating tension. It has put a brake on the national reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula.

Nevertheless, the Yoon government is playing a pivotal role as a shock brigade in executing the US strategy for world supremacy heedless of the national interests, accepting the political and military danger to be caused by the neighboring nations.    

It is needless to say that contemptible attitude of the Yoon government is originated from the sycophantic ideology and ignorance of Yoon.  

The ideology of independence should be restored and the idea of submitting to America should be liquidated.

The entire Korean nation will not deny it.

ASSPUK, BGSJI, UK KFA and BSCPRKP on the 50th anniversary of the July 4th joint statement

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30th of June  Juche 111(2022)                   
The Association For the Study of Songun Politics UK(ASSPUK), the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI) , the UK Korean Friendship Association(UK KFA) and the British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula (BSCPRKP) issued the following joint statement on the occasion of the 50th  anniversary of the historic July 4th north-south joint statement.
  The July 4th joint statement stands out as a great landmark in the history of the struggle for the reunification of Korea.It was this statement that established the  three basic fundamental principles of national reunification, that became the three charters of national reunification namely independence, peace and great national unity. It was signed thanks to the persevering efforts of the great leader President  KIM IL SUNG who made reunification the central task.
    The 4th of July joint statement was a creative application of the great Juche idea to the question of the reunification as laid down the principle that reunification should be achieved by the efforts of the Korean people without interference from outsiders. Thus the Juche-orientated thought of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG was fully  realised by  the 4th July statement.  The 4th of July statement fully reflected the will and aspirations of the Korean people to reunify Korea independently . It set out a most realistic policy to peacefully reunify Korea.
The hopes of the entire Korean people north and south for reunification which rose higher because of the 4th of July statement were torn asunder by the fascist puppet regime of Park Chung Hee.
  Although  50 years have passed since the July 4th joint statement  the goal of Korean reunification remains unrealised . This is due to the continued occupation of south Korea by the US imperialists and the hostile policy of the US as well as the moves of the south Korean fascist puppets .
KOREA IS ONE!
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FATF Censured for Following U.S. Hostile Policy toward DPRK

Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- Ri Jong Chol, section chief of the National Coordination Committee of the DPRK for Anti-money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism on Thursday made public an article titled "The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering should not follow the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK".

The full text of the article is as follows:

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) held its annual meeting in Germany from June 14 to 17, where the DPRK was designated as a "high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action" again.

This is an unjust behavior of the organization overtly following the anti-DPRK policy of the U.S. which tries to disgrace the image of the DPRK and deprive it of the right to normal development.

As known, the organization has run a racket of including the DPRK in the list of "high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action" just like an annual event since it designated the DPRK as an "extremely dangerous state threatening the international financial system" in 2011, kowtowing to the U.S. which blames the DPRK without any reason for the "suspicion of money laundering".

It is a shameful act of giving up the mission of an international organization entitled to ensure a sound and integral order of the international financial system and preserve impartiality.

The DPRK has nothing to do with all kinds of crimes including money laundering and sponsor of terrorism.

But as the organization repeatedly requested the DPRK to exchange opinions and "resolve mutual concerns" via direct contact, the DPRK has held direct dialogues with the organization since 2013 to iron out its incomprehension and prove before the international community the just stand of the DPRK.

Despite the interference of the U.S. and other countries displeased with the cooperation between the DPRK and the organization, the DPRK has deepened the mutual understandings with the member states and fulfilled its commitment to the international organization.

This is proved by the fact that the DPRK joined the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering as an observer in July 2014 and revised and supplemented the domestic law on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

The DPRK also signed the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and strengthened the state mechanism for its implementation.

Nonetheless, the FATF has constantly designated the DPRK as a "high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action", ignoring the latter's sincere efforts but submitting to the U.S. pressure.

The U.S. openly reveals its sordid intention to arrest the independent development of the DPRK by involving an international organization in its moves to stifle the DPRK.

In 2016, the U.S. forced member states to impose financial sanctions on the DPRK according to the anti-DPRK "sanctions resolution" of the United Nations Security Council under the signboard of "countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction". And in 2018 when the DPRK directed all its efforts to socialist economic construction, it put pressure on the FATF to take measures against the DPRK, blaming the country for having "the possibility of money laundering and financing terrorism".

This is nothing but a barbaric and impudent behavior peculiar to the U.S.

The organization should give a definite answer if it is really trying to protect the international financial system by following such moves of the U.S., which tries to isolate the dignified DPRK in the international community and abuse the international financial system for realizing its wild ambition for hegemony.

In fact, it is none other than the U.S. that should be included in the list of "high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action" first of all.

Today, the U.S. is the main culprit of illegal money laundering, the chieftain of world illegal dealings, the ring leader of international terrorism and the chief criminal state of destroying peace and stability as it has supplied money and lethal equipment to terrorists and anti-government organizations across the world, even training them and inciting them to violence and homicide.

The FATF has to examine itself seriously from the impartial and objective viewpoint.

The DPRK remains unchanged in its stand to contribute to the activities of the organization for combating money-laundering and financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

I hope that the true cooperative relations with the organization will recover, and advise the FATF not to follow the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK, in this viewpoint. -0-

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ASSPUK, BGSJI, KFA UK and BSCPRKP denounce 'Pacific Dragon

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Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK(ASSPUK) ,  the  British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI ), the Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) and the British Solidarity Committee for Peace and the Committee for Peace and Reunification (BSCPKP)  ,issued the following joint statement denouncing  the war "Pacific Dragon ' to be staged in August;

On the 11th of June the US imperialists together with the south Korean puppets and Japanse militarists announced their intention to stage the ' Pacific Dragon'  in Hawai  in August . Supposedly the exercises is to 'to detect and track ballistic missiles '. The exercise will be joined by Australia and possibly Canada. It will held in tandem with the aggressive RIMPAC exercise .

The hidden aim behind the Pacific Dragon exercise is to increase military co-operation between the US , Japan and south Korea as well as knocking a 'mini NATO ' in north east Asia  .Such moves can only severely threaten peace and stablity in Asia and the Pacific . NATO has been disastrous in Europe and has caused countless wars .

Moreover the exercises are aimed at stifling the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the bastion of independence and socialism .

We strongly denounce 'Pacfic Dragon ' and call for it to be cancelled.

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ICCSS Statement on the 6th anniversary of the election of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as President of the State Affairs of the DPRK.

                                                                   

                                                           

29th June Juche 111 (2022)

The International Central Committee for the Study of Songun Politics issued the following  statement on the 6th anniversary of the election of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as President  of the State Affairs  of the DPRK;

 The election of dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as the Presidentof the State Affairs of the DPRK six years ago   reflects the enthusiastic support of the entire Korean people  for the dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN who is leading the Korean people to victory !It is a manifestation of the unanimous will of the Korean people as well as their deep reverence for respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as well  their profound trust in him.

     Dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN has been at the helm of the state and party of the DPRK for several years  leading it to victory after victory against the US imperialists,. He has implemented the great revolutionary line of building the nuclear force and economy in parallel and has greatly improved the living standards of the Korean people turning the DPRK into a paradise of socialist bliss for the people.Under  of dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN leadership  the deterrent force of the DPRK has been increased .

  Dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN has put forward the brilliant idea of self-development first which is creating a great upsurge in socialist construction .

   We wish dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN great success in his role of President  of the State Affairs  of the DPRK believing that he will led the Korean people to victory in the battle to build a thriving socialist country and achieve national reunification

International Central Committee For Songun Study

Association For the Study of Songun Politics UK

Kenya Group for the Study of Songun Politics

Latin America Songun Politics Study Group

Asia Songun Politics Study Group.

Association for the Study of Songun Politics of America

Flag of Anti-Imperialism Flutters high over People’s Korea , the land of Juche -special article by Dr Dermot Hudson .

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Saturday 25th of June was the Day of Struggle against US imperialism , which the mainstream media dub ‘ Hate America  Day ‘ , which of course is somewhat inaccurate is not simply about ‘hating America ‘ but educating people in the DPRK about US imperialism and in general the reactionary , aggressive and predatory nature of imperialism . June 25th was the day when in 1950 the US imperialists and their fascist south Korean puppets attacked People’s Korea thus starting what the mainstream media and imperialist historians call the ‘Korean War ‘ ( an inaccurate description as it implies a war between Koreans whereas in fact it was a war between the Korean people and US imperialism ) or the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK .

The Day of Struggle  Against US imperialism  in the DPRK was marked by a number of events in the lead up to it such as a meeting of workers and trade unionists at the Central Class Education Hall to pledge revenge on US imperialism  and meetings at sites associated with US imperialist atrocities at Sinchon Ri and Susan Ri . On the 25th of June  a mass rally against US imperialism  was held on the plaza of the Fatherland Liberation War Museum  in presence of Central Committee members of the Workers’ Party of Korea .

Probably the DPRK is the only country in the world taking such a strong stand against US imperialism and holding to the most militant  anti-imperialist line . A few years ago some people from different sides said that the DPRK would abandon its anti-imperialist position ,that it would ‘open up ‘ and ‘reform ‘  ,even open a McDonald’s and join the IMF . None of this has happened . Instead the sounds of the song ‘ Death to the US imperialist Aggressors ‘ rang out across Pyongyang .

 In fact People’s Korea stands out as a militant fortress of anti-imperialism and independence . Other socialist countries do not carry such a thoroughgoing anti-imperialist class education . In the past some socialist countries held deep illusions about US imperialism and e allowed the infiltration of imperialist culture and ideology, even allowing a Pepsi Cola plant to be built on the sacred soil of a socialist country .

Guided by the great Juche idea, the idea of self-reliance and independence , People’s Korea has no illusions about US imperialism and will fight to take revenge on it .

Dr Dermot Hudson 

Chairman British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea ,

Chairman Korean Friendship Association of the UK

President Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK.

Hon Secretary general International Central Committee for Songun Study .

People's Country, People's Society

 From Voice of Korea 

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 It is the constant view of the respected Kim Jong Un that the bright and merry laughter of the people decides the national power.

  Kim Jong Un is devoting himself to provide the people with a happy life.

  People's laughter is loud everywhere in this country.

Congratulations to dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN on the 6th anniversary of his election as President of the State Affairs of the DPRK

                                                 

6 years ago the dear respected leader Marshal KIM JONG UN was elected as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission (now President of the State Affairs of the DPRK ) . Since then great achievements have been made in all fields of socialist construction in the DPRK as well as defence building and external relations.

Sinister Aim of Joint Military Exercises Disclosed

Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- The United States tries to stage Pacific Dragon joint military exercises together with Japan, south Korea and others in Hawaii within August.

The Pacific Dragon exercises had been staged behind closed doors, in most cases, under the signboard of "mastering the ability of detecting and tracking ballistic missiles" by the U.S. with involvement of Japan and south Korea.

However, the military top brass of the U.S., Japan and south Korea held a meeting on June 11, where they decided to stage the exercises overtly and regularly to further strengthen their security cooperation. They also decided to open to the public the period and contents of this year's Pacific Dragon exercises in advance as well as the whole course of the exercises.

Moreover, the U.S. decided to conduct the U.S.-Japan-south Korea missile-warning drill, which has been staged intermittently so far, once in a quarter regularly and overtly.

This shows that the U.S. is sticking to the scheme for militarily grasping Japan and south Korea in a more undisguised and frantic manner.

The U.S. is getting hell-bent on the military cooperation with its stooges in disregard of the primary security demand and concern by Asia-pacific countries. It aims at containing the rivals such as China and Russia and gratifying the wild ambition for world domination as well as perfecting the preparations for aggression on the DPRK by realizing the U.S.-Japan-south Korea military alliance, a long-cherished desire of the U.S.

Just after the Second World War, the U.S. regarded the U.S.-Japan-south Korea triangular military alliance as the core element of its Asia strategy and built its framework through the conclusion of the U.S.-Japan Security Pact and the U.S.-south Korea "mutual defense treaty". And it had propelled the military cooperation between Japan and south Korea to form the tripartite military alliance.

Dulles, former U.S. Secretary of State, claimed before that the separate bilateral treaties between Japan and the U.S., between Taiwan and the U.S. and between south Korea and the U.S. should be put together in any form. The fact goes to prove that the U.S. had long taken pains for the formation of the tripartite military alliance.

Such design of the U.S. has become more undisguised, occasioned by the inauguration of Kishida regime in Japan, which openly calls for increasing the defense spending and possessing the "capability to attack enemy bases", and the assumption to power of the pro-U.S. and pro-Japanese conservative forces in south Korea, which advocate the confrontation with the DPRK.

It can be proved by the recent moves of the U.S. which vociferates stronger than ever before about normal implementation of the Japan-south Korea military intelligence agreement, talking about the U.S.-Japan-south Korea security cooperation.

The scheme for formation of the U.S.-Japan-south Korea military alliance, motivated by Japan's and south Korea's kowtowing to the U.S., is evidently a dangerous prelude to the creation of "Asian version of NATO".

The U.S. moves for establishing a unilateral international order based on its value concept lead to the onset of "new Cold War" era in the Asia-pacific region and the formation of acute confrontation structure of strength for strength.

The reckless military moves of the U.S. will not escape the curse and rejection of the international community.

China and other countries in the region denounce such moves of the U.S. as an overbold demonstration of muscle and a dangerous attempt to destroy the balance of power.

The escalation of tension in the Asia-pacific region incurred by the imprudent military provocations of the U.S. will primarily have a negative impact on the situation of the Korean Peninsula.

As the U.S. specially defined the DPRK as a "major threat destabilizing the region" for no ground while mapping out Indo-pacific strategy aimed at containing China, the joint military exercises staged by the U.S., Japan and south Korea in the Asia-pacific region can be said to target the DPRK in the first instant.

Conservative media of south Koreaa are busy building up public opinion that the aim of the Pacific Dragon exercises is to cope with "ballistic missile threat" of the DPRK. This shows that the joint military exercises are clearly targeting the DPRK and that the U.S. hostile policy to stifle the DPRK has entered a more dangerous phase.

The reality urgently urges the DPRK to take every possible measure for bolstering up its military capability for defending the country's sovereignty and the people's well-being and awakens the countries in the Asia-pacific region.

The reckless military confrontation moves of the U.S. and its vassal forces becoming pronounced in the Asia-pacific region will only bring about catastrophic consequences of self-destruction. -0-

Asia-Pacific Is Not North Atlantic: Researcher of Int'l Politics Study Society

Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- Kim Hyo Myong, a researcher of the Society for International Politics Study, on Wednesday issued an article titled "Asia-Pacific Is Not North Atlantic".

The full text of the article is as follows:

War flame ignited in Eastern Europe is flaring up to the Asia-Pacific region.

In April, the chairman of the military committee of NATO visited south Korea and Japan to discuss the strengthening of military cooperation. Moreover, the authorities of south Korea and Japan are going to participate in NATO Summit in Spain for the first time in history.

NATO is responsible for bringing a disaster to Eastern Europe. New strategic concept to be adopted in the coming NATO Summit includes the opposition to China. The U.S. and south Korea are becoming all the more undisguised in their military moves against us on the Korean peninsula and its vicinity. All things considered, there is an ominous sign that dark waves of the North Atlantic will break the silence of the Pacific sooner or later.

NATO is nothing but a perpetrator of the U.S. hegemonic strategy. It is simply a tool for local invasion.

NATO was established with a so-called mandate to defend Europe. The only "contribution" it has made to world peace and security is the devastation of sovereign states, massacre of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians and generation of refugees numbering millions with its unlawful wars of aggression in Europe, Middle-East and Africa, i.e. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

It does not need to go any further. The main culprit of current sorry plight of Europe is also none other than the U.S. for it sowed dissension, discord, confrontation and conflict there through its "eastward advance" in systematic defiance of security concerns of Russia.

After transforming the Western Hemisphere into the unstable international region of dispute, NATO is turning its sinister eyes to the far-off Eastern Hemisphere this time.

Some days ago, the U.S. government clarified its stand that south Korea, though it is not a NATO member, is an important companion of individual allies of NATO and that what the U.S. seeks to uphold in the Indo-Pacific with its south Korea allies, in what NATO seeks to uphold in Europe, is precisely the same thing.

This does mean that the U.S. would seek the hegemony in Asia with south Korea as cannon fodder in the same way as it pursues the "American-style international order" at the cost of European countries.

Crystal clear is NATO's purpose of seeking justification for its existence in Asia-Pacific region.

The ulterior purpose of the U.S.-led NATO is to make confrontational alliances such as "AUKUS" and "Quad" in Asia-Pacific region under the pretext of "restoration of democracy" and "strengthening of alliance" and link them to NATO in one chain so as to form trans-pacific encirclement ring aimed at containing and isolating China.

What is a sight to see is the fact that the south Korean authorities are volunteering to play the role of point man and bullet shield for "Eastern Crusade" by NATO.

South Korean authority may have miscalculated that it can get praise from the U.S., its master and address its security concern if it comes under the umbrella of NATO. But it turned out that they have put their feet deep into the pit of fire.

South Korean authority has now shaken dark hands with NATO, a root cause of disaster. It will have to suffer from the most painful and severe security crisis and long-term incurable aftereffect of security unrest.

Member states of NATO, blindly following the U.S., must bear in mind that the Pacific is not so peaceful as they see it.

It only concerns me much how NATO, hardly able to take care of even its "western domain", would cope with all storms that will blow over in the east.

Asia-Pacific countries, regarded by NATO as adversaries and strategic competitors, are not weaker than others in their wills and abilities to defend themselves from interference and aggression of outside forces.

It is only a matter of time before "NATO" ship which changed its course from the North Atlantic to the Asia-Pacific meets the fate of shipwreck. -0-

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A Great leader of the People inspiring the forward march of Juche socialism -special article by Dr Dermot Hudson

 

6 years ago respected Marshal KIM JONG UN was elected Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK having previously been First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.  This placed respected Marshal KIM JONG UN at the helm of the state . Since then the building of Juche -based socialism has entered a period of great upsurge  defying all kinds of obstacles and challenges .

Indeed the past 6 years have not been plain sailing for the DPRK . The US imperialists and their acolytes have greatly intensified the sanctions against People’ Korea . The US imperialists incited their marionette UN Security  Council to impose sanctions on the DPRK in 2016 and 2017   . Also the US imperialists imposed countless unilateral sanctions against  the DPRK as well as getting their satellite states such as the UK , EU and others to impose sanctions  on the DPRK  . According  to website statista.com the DPRK has 2,077 sanctions imposed on it , compared to 208 sanctions imposed on Cuba .

During this period the DPRK has pressed ahead with massive housing projects under the guidance of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN. In 2016 the construction of Ryomgyong street which is the size of a small town , began and was completed in April 2017 . I can remember being told that one of my former guides had moved into a new flat in Ryomyong Street . Recently the DPRK completed the construction of 10,000 new flats in the Songhwa district of Pyongyang and also 800 new dwellings on the picturesque Potong riverside . Now the DPRK is pushing ahead with the construction of 10,000 new flats in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang . Housing construction is not just carried out in Pyongyang ; a new city was built in Samjiyon and new flats have been constructed in Komdok . At the  4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), held under the guidance of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN , a new programme of socialist rural construction was laid .

The DPRK has also had to face acute natural disasters in the past year . Each time respected Marshal KIM JONG UN proved himself to be a leader of action who took immediate measures . In 2016 severe floods hit the north west of the DPRK . Marshal KIM JONG UN ordered that the construction of Ryomyong Street should be suspended and all efforts concentrated on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood hit areas so that a large number of new homes were constructed quickly and those affected were quickly rehoused . In August 2020 , typhoons struck the DPRK . Respected Marshal KIM JONG UN personally drove to the affected area and ordered the Korean People’s Army to assist the inhabitants of the affected areas . New homes were quickly built .

  In May this year (2022) when Covid 19 infiltrated into the DPRK causing a big number of fever cases respected Marshal KIM JONG UN immediately called meetings of party leadership organs and gave the order for the medics of the Korean People’s Army to go into action against the malignant disease . Marshal KIM JONG UN, a true people’s leader, visited pharmacies and even sent medicines prepared by his family to those affected by the epidemic . As of the date of writing (28.06.2022) the number of new fever cases has been reduced to 6 710 people , compared to over 300,000 at the beginning of the epidemic . Thus People’s Korea is well on the way to achieving ‘Covid Zero ‘ . This contrasts to the Western countries where the Covid 19 pandemic has been dragged out (some say deliberately by the authorities ) for over 2 years and millions have died . In south Korea over 24, 000 have died from Covid 19 and there is no end in sight.

                                               

Respected Marshal KIM JONG UN has also presided over the building of a mighty and invincible socialist power of Juche . In 2017 the DPRK became an ICBM power and a H bomb power ,thus crossing the nuclear finishing line  . This year on the 24th of March the Hwasongpho 17 ICBM was tested .The ICBM blasted off from the airport and travelled for a distance of 1 090 km ( or 677 miles ) for 67 minutes at an altitude of 6 248.5 km which is 15 times higher than the International Space Station . The Hwasongpho 17 ICBM is probably the biggest road based missile in the world  . It can hit both coasts of the US . Some commentators say that the Hwasongpho 17 can carry multiple warheads.

Marshal KIM JONG has also paid great attention to strengthening the ideological fortress of Juche -based socialism . He has stressed the need several times for the DPRK to smash anti-socialist and non-socialist behaviours . Measures have been taken to prevent and counter the infiltration of imperialist and bourgeois ideology and culture .

Thus the 6 years of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN’s leadership of the highest organ of state power in the DPRK , the State Affairs Commission , has witnessed an upsurge in the building of Juche-based socialism .

Glory to the leadership of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN !

Dr Dermot Hudson 

Chairman Korean Friendship Association of the UK.

Chairman British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea .

President Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK

Chairman British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula .

Hon secretary general International Central Committee for Songun Study .