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12 月 23 Japan, South Korea military personnel to participate in the city north of Seoul, Gyeonggi Pocheon at the “largest joint fire drill.” South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted military sources as saying the day, the military part of the reduction of the military response to North Korea’s highest level. Xinhua News Agency issued

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Dongguk high northern city gun Gangwon-do, there is a famous tourist attraction – Unification Observatory. Standing on the high ground surrounded by trees, look inside North Korea is expected to see the Mt. Here are some more like the South Korean people miss their loved ones in the hands of a unified long-cherished wish of the land. However, in the hearts of many Koreans, “unified” the word, realistic and far away. So when the South Korean government intends to put forward recently in 2011 is set to “prepare the first year of unification”, many South Korean people feel surprised.

since March this year, “security” incident, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s foreign release of several “unified closer” signal. South Korean Unification Ministry in preparation for the reunification of the peninsula’s 2011 work plan released recently. However, some careful people found the unity of Lee Myung-bak government played drums, and the former Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun advocated “peaceful reunification” is very different from the original “holding stability and cooperation” to induce North Korea into a place. ” of change. ”

actively planning the DPRK “in change”

According to Yonhap, December 29, Hyun Renze Unification Minister reported to President Lee Myung-bak “Unification Ministry in 2011 work plan.” The report recommended in 2011 as a “do the right start to prepare for the reunification of the first year,” Unification Ministry in the coming year and proposed three major objectives: to guide positive changes in North Korea, a correct inter-Korean relations, as do uniform good preparation. Based on these goals, the Unification Ministry has set four strategic, that is to continue to take a principled policy toward the DPRK, the Korean people as a priority the implementation of the policy, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, efforts to prevent public opinion split. The report also suggested that in order to implement the “North Korean residents first” policy toward the DPRK, the government plans as early as possible so that the “North Korean Human Rights Act,” approved by Congress, and to strengthen international support for North Korean human rights groups.

According to South Korea, “Asian Daily” said Unification Ministry’s budget next year, in content and preparation of Roh Moo-hyun administration’s 2008 budget there is a big difference. Among them, the political situation in the Korean intelligence collection and analysis of the budget from 500 million won to 117 billion won (1 U.S. dollar equals 1,142 won). Used to support the “defectors” from the budget of 60.3 billion won to 118.4 billion won.

South Korean media that the South Korean policy toward the DPRK has already happened, “180-degree turn” from “holding stability and coexistence,” the tone suddenly becomes active through the guide, the Korean has changed within the “absorption style uniform. ” In other words, the new Lee Myung-bak government to develop a unified approach, which is pinned in the “North Korean collapse” scenario above, South Korea to North Korea should “collect” the.

At the same time, two related to the DPRK raises a number of foreign media attention. Korean Folk Radio for North Korea “Free North Korea Radio,” December 27 reported that North Korea has recently begun deployment of two tanks River Road, the border troops. These tanks may be the North Korean authorities “in order to suppress the riots and the riots especially when deployed.” Another radio station on North Korea, “Korea Open Radio” on the same day reported that a Korean Workers Party Central Committee Military Commission carrying Vice Chairman Kim Jong-un birthday train, en route to Pyongyang earlier this month in the heading for derailment accident, “North Korea suspected of domestic The opposition is deliberate. ”

Shanghai Institute of International Experts on the Korean Peninsula Ying Li on “World News” correspondent pointed out that the two stations are the flavor of a political advocacy NGOs, most of the content they broadcast with human rights and religious sensitivities about the topic of “hearts and minds a little bit like a class of the DPRK propaganda machine, designed to allow the civil unrest in North Korea.” In Yingli that the accuracy of these two messages to be verified, South Korea is likely to complement the “absorption of a unified” policy and play the “hearts and minds card.”

back to its historic home back

taeyonpyong shelling almost vent Korea, “a chamber of grievances,” the best reason. The newly disclosed by the media out of the new approach to Korean reunification, and South Korea in recent days of tough measures against the DPRK, the formation of echoes of the relationship. What, a unified Korea to speed up the pace, with the current situation on the peninsula is a political propaganda, or have been “premeditated” good plan?

South Korea, “Central Daily” analysis, Lee Myung-bak government’s unity speech, it is actually the direction of “psychological warfare” performance, or through the fierce rhetoric “coax coax an angry people.” Ying Li is on that, “Lee Myung-bak government is in response to domestic criticism of its destruction of a unified process.” She said, Lee Myung-bak took office had planned to withdraw the Unification Ministry, a move the opposition parties and some South Korean people have been strongly criticized. Today, he kept a unified signal to speed up release, “obviously trying to tell people, I drive this thing.” “But in fact, this is a mature performance.”

Central Party School expert on the Korean Peninsula Zhang Liangui proposed an alternative view: South Korea sudden mention of the “unity of the first year,” mainly Based on the latest situation on the Korean judge. “South Korea believes that North Korea is facing a series of domestic problems, there may be instability, so now like to take early hands-on, unified plan.” He told reporters.

said Zhang Liangui, July 4, 1972 issued by the two Koreas “seven four” joint statement to establish the “independence, peace and national unity” the unity of the three principles. After the previous South Korean government, basically do not go beyond this framework. From Park Chung-hee and then Chun Doo-hwan Roh Tae-woo to, pursuing a “win a total of reunification”, “that is, through economic competition to decide who will lead a unified cause.” To the Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun during the South Korea based on the implementation of the “sunshine policy” based on “integration and reunification,” that North-South reconciliation and cooperation through the progressive realization of reunification. Syngman Rhee regime in history only made the “absorption unity” argument, was called “Northern Expedition unity.” “In fact, Lee Myung-bak government is returned to its historic home.”

South Korean public opinion against the impatient

Lee Myung-bak government is implementing a unified plan, see up like the East and West Germany unified model year. But really, such as West Germany, South Korea as leading “to absorb North Korea,” the unity of it? In response, South Korean public opinion experts and widespread skepticism.

South Korea, “Central Daily” has published an editorial that the unification of Germany at that time, East Germany’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is only 43% of West Germany, all these years, after the reunification of Germany was constantly East Germany to provide funds, in 2008 only then West Germany, East Germany’s per capita GDP pulled 71% level. Currently, South Korea, North Korea’s per capita GDP is only 6%, while South Korea is not as strong to support the North Korean capital, therefore, can not take inter-Korean unification of East and West Germany unified model, the line must be gradual.

June of this year, South Korea, a public opinion survey, nearly 80% of South Korean people want reunification of two Koreas immediately. In this survey, on whether there is need for harmonization of inter-Korean issues, 65.1% of respondents chose “the need for adequate time to prepare,” and choose “Even if the financial burden, it must be unified,” the respondents only 21.8. It can be seen, the vast majority of Koreans still hope a matter of course unity.

Ying Li told reporters at the so-called “absorption-type uniform” in the present situation is unlikely. First, North Korea has nuclear capability, if hastily unified Korea, North Korea is bound to have been retaliation; Second, the operation of the North Korean regime, and not as outsiders speculated as a problem. “Lies in the ‘North Korean collapse’ on the uniform, so that bilateral relations will further and further away, delaying the process of unification.”

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things Korean Unification Minister asked the United States

South Korean media analysts believe that the current Unification Minister Xuan Nhon Trach personal style, with large South Korean policy toward the DPRK has a direct relationship between the face .

before he became Minister of Unification, Yuen Ren Ze had studied in the United States, the DPRK issue, many of his views coincide with the United States. He insisted the issue to the progress and North-South relations linked to ideas we have to be coordinated with the United States. Lee Myung-bak government’s tough policy toward the DPRK is his total designer.

2009 January Yuen Ren bring benefit to Unification Minister Lee named after North Korea’s official media had criticized by name, the appointment of Yan Xuan Zetang Minister, would be tantamount to the North Korean issue. ” blatant provocation “, North-South relations will happen” out of control of the situation. ” “Security” incident, Xuan Nhon Trach and led directly involved in economic sanctions against the DPRK. (Source: International Online – “News of the World” Yang Huan)