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US-ROK joint military exercise held recently in the Yellow Sea

reporter/Li Jing

guns boom, the aircraft flying … … Beijing at 6:00 on November 28 about a U.S. aircraft carrier to participate in the US-ROK joint military exercise Yan Ping waters 110 km south of the island started. Yan Ping Island shelling yet to be resolved in the context of the US-ROK exercise vigorously dispatched elite troops, so lumpy the peninsula to add new variables.

shelling before the incident, U.S. President Barack Obama just for a visit to Japan and Korea, to consolidate the alliance between the three countries. Before long, the Korean artillery gave the three countries provide a “military interaction” of the great reasons and opportunities. Especially the United States and Japan, this time high-profile involvement Peninsula chaos, claws, tension seems to have intentionally heating the suspect. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi recently with the United States, Russia, Japan and South Korea four foreign ministers stressed the phone, interested parties should urge the inter-Korean dialogue, not to take action to intensify the contradiction.

United States sent aircraft carriers rush to the Republic of Korea

March this year, “security” after the incident, there was news that “George Washington” to the nuclear aircraft carrier into the Yellow Sea, and South Korea held naval exercises in order to deter North Korea, but for various reasons never take place. 23 taeyonpyong exchange of fire, once again giving the U.S. ally backing up critical time for the opportunity. United States quickly decided to send “Washington” into the Yellow Sea.

According to South Korean media reports, “Washington” This will lead a carrier battle group, starting from November 28 in the Yellow Sea with South Korea hold joint naval exercises, the exercise is expected to end on December 1.

the U.S. battle groups in the 9600-ton “test Pace” and the 9750-ton cruiser “Aegis” destroyers. South Korean Navy forces participating include the 7600-ton “King Sejong” destroyer, two 4,500-ton destroyers and patrol boats, frigates, combat support ship and anti-submarine aircraft. South Korean military official said, the exercise intensity is greater than in the East China Sea between the two countries in July this year, the exercise intensity, including the actual shooting drills and armed artillery training.

rushed to support South Korea in the military at the same time, the White House through various diplomatic channels to pressure North Korea. Obama himself that Korean shelling after half an hour to convene an urgent high-level meeting in the White House immediately issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea’s attack, and urges the DPRK to cease hostilities.

Obama 24, with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak morning and had a telephone conversation, the two sides further agreed to strengthen the US-ROK military alliance, announced that it will hold more military exercises in the future. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates were also made to South Korea “to protect South Korea’s” commitment.

Japanese warplanes, “escort”

another U.S. ally, Japan and the response was no less than the “chief.” After the shelling, the Prime Minister Naoto Kan and 24 early in a telephone conversation with President Lee Myung-bak, said that “the South Korean government will give direct support.” Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara, 24, had just returned to visit Australia, the series was held for shelling an emergency meeting to discuss additional sanctions against the DPRK and other issues. Longer phase Yukio Hatoyama, 27, arrived in South Korea specifically, to participate in the shelling killed two South Korean soldiers in the condolence ceremony.

hold military exercises in South Korea, while Japan on the foot of the winding. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, 26 am to instructions: During the US-South Korea military exercises, in principle, all cabinet members in Tokyo on standby, when an emergency situation in chief to give directions within one hour to reach their respective ministries and agencies. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces of two “Aegis” class frigate sailed 24 am to cruise the Sea of ??Japan, located in Niigata Prefecture and Akita’s Ground Self-Defense radar base in all the open communication to enhance communication radio listeners on the Korean . Exercises to be held in South Korea heard after the Ministry of Defense immediately declare that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces aircraft will be deployed for “escort.”

the United States caught a good opportunity?

some domestic expert analysis of international issues, and “day” events, the inter-Korean exchanges of fire will be the United States once again “disarray profit,” a rare opportunity.

from a strategic point of view, the exchange of fire once again to strengthen the United States in Northeast Asia “raison d’être.” Hong Kong, “Wen Wei Po,” commented that the shelling incident between Korea and Japan more politically closer to the U.S., the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and Japan to solve the problem easier. Qiao Liang, General military experts told the media that the U.S. interests in South Korea and Japan will be so much expansion and consolidation.

At the same time, “Washington” aircraft carrier into the Yellow Sea, this piece of sensitive waters, is also considered to be pilfering the United States benefits. Institute of International Relations, Foreign Affairs College, Professor Yong-Sheng Zhou on the “News of the World,” told reporters that although the U.S. aircraft carrier in the past have been to the West Sea (Yellow Sea, said China) south, but this time open to the Han Guozhong clear waters of the South West Peninsula Road, Tai-center is the first time. “Thus, deterrence is only one Korea, the U.S. military can take the opportunity to gather intelligence, adaptive training, its future reserves in the area of ??operation critical information.”

Other analysts believe that the Northeast Asian region tension, to some extent in line with U.S. economic interests. Since the financial crisis, the dollar continued to fall. Recently, due to market concerns about the deepening inter-Korean conflict, gave birth to the phenomenon of safe-haven buying of the dollar, the dollar index breaking 80 consecutive pass. Yin Xuefeng financial commentators told the media that the U.S. take the second quantitative easing policy, international investment institutions to increase the risks of investing in the United States, making substantial capital flows to emerging economies, while emerging economies intensive escalation of tensions in Northeast Asia, bound to worsen the investment environment in Asia, so that global capital flowing back into the United States.

Japan, taking advantage of “by the wind”

for the declining support for the government of Naoto Kan, the shelling of this “may lead to the Korean War incident” , is an article to do not only transfer of domestic discontent great opportunity, but also for the end of the year’s new “National Defense Program Outline” to create public opinion.

According to Kyodo News, Democratic Party of Japan, “Survey of Foreign Affairs and Security Council” on November 26 the Japanese government submitted a new “National Defense Program Outline” proposal. Preamble to the proposal made clear that the recent instability in the Korean peninsula, Japan faces a serious security threat situation, and should be further strengthened Japan-US alliance and Japan-US and South Korea’s cooperation to build momentum. Analysts believe that the Japanese government is contemplating a “by the wind,” the play, taking advantage of the increased tension in the peninsula, creating a momentum for Japan to enhance national defense force.

South Korea wave “double-edged sword”

this year, with the volatility of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the United States and Japan, the use of large tensions in Northeast Asia attempt to gain full increasingly apparent disregard of the overall situation of the speculative mentality increasingly strong. Experts believe that this attitude will not help in the peninsula, the ultimate solution, is not conducive to long-term interests of the United States and Japan.

China Institute of Contemporary International Relations of the United States as long as Wei, deputy of the “World News” correspondent, said both the United States or South Korea, the domestic political pressure to hold exercises are factors that the Government must give domestic an explanation, but to do so to ease tensions in Northeast Asia did not help.

expert on the Korean Peninsula, the Central Party School professor Zhang Liangui that the United States and South Korea’s hard-line stance, but also to their equivalent out of a problem, the exercise of “whether to enter the disputed waters,” “whether disputed areas of fire “and other practical problems, is the” wisdom and courage of the test. ” His “News of the World,” told reporters that South Korean military exercises between the two countries themselves is the “double-edged sword,” “operating well in the overwhelming momentum on the other side, but also very risky.”

Other analysts point out that history and reality have proved that the “gunboat diplomacy” sometimes may not be able to achieve their goals. At present the only way to ease the situation on the peninsula, is the contact and talks. The Chinese Government Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei said the afternoon of November 28, December, China proposed six-party talks in Beijing in early head of the emergency consultations. If you set aside nearly two years of six-party talks to restart, perhaps not far from easing the situation. (Source: International Online – “News of the World”)

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