Possible involvement in North Korean politics by the House Foreign Affairs and Military Committees
Both sides have emphasized ‘denuclearization’… there doesn’t seem to be much change
North Korea, 7th nuclear test still possible… time is different
38 North “North Korea continues to operate Yongbyon reactor”
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These midterm elections in the United States were also one of our interests in relation to future US policy towards North Korea.
Although the House elections ended in victory for the Republican Party, the Biden administration’s policy towards North Korea is expected to remain unchanged, and North Korea’s seventh nuclear test is expected to be a variable.
This is reporter Shin Hyun-joon’s report.
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In the US midterm elections, Republicans secured a majority in the House of Representatives.
President Biden said he prevented the Republican Party from winning, but the question is whether it will affect North Korean politics in the future.
This is because there is a possibility that the Republican Party will try to intervene in the Biden administration’s North Korea policy in the House Foreign Affairs Committee or the Military Committee, which deal with the issue of the Korean peninsula.
However, no major changes are expected as both sides are emphasizing the “principle of denuclearization”.
[우정엽 / 세종연구소 수석연구위원 : (공화당이) 현재의 대북정책보다 조금 더 강경한 대북정책들을 계속해서 주문하고는 있습니다. 아마도 하원 공화당이 임기를 시작하게 되면 아마 그런 식의 청문회들은 열릴 가능성이 있으나 그것 자체가 미국 행정부의 정책을 직접적으로 바꾸는 것은 아니기 때문에…]
However, North Korea’s seventh nuclear test, which has been prepared, is expected to follow the scheduled stages.
However, observations on the timing are mixed.
There are predictions that there will be an attack in the near future.
[박원곤 / 이화여대 북한학과 교수 : 굉장히 비용을 많이 들여서 단기간 내에 한반도의 긴장을 계속 고조시켰기 때문에, 이 국면을 계속 이어가기는 북한도 부담이 많이 됩니다. 그 의미는 그리 오랜 시간을 기다리지 않고 7차 핵실험까지 연결해서 일종의 방점을 찍을 가능성이…]
There is also the possibility that it will be delayed to January or February next year.
[정성장 / 세종연구소 북한연구센터장 : 과거에도 보면 김정은 생일(1월 8일)이나 김정일 생일(2월 16일) 그런 날이나 그런 날 이전에 했습니다. 핵실험을 북한 주민들의 체제에 대한 충성심을 유도하는 중요한 하나의 계기로 삼아왔고…]
In the midst of all this, concerns are growing as analyzes suggest that North Korea is still operating its Yongbyon nuclear plant to produce plutonium.
If North Korea conducts its seventh nuclear test, caution is being taken as to whether it will lead to a change in US foreign policy, which focuses on China, as voices in the Republican Party, who have criticized North Korea’s policy of the administration as weak , grow up.
This is YTN Shin Hyeon-jun.
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