North Korea launches new hypersonic missile_ Pressure message over US military base in Guam
(1-6-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) Kim Jong-un said, "It can effectively penetrate any solid defense barrier and inflict a serious military blow on the enemy." @On the 6th (Korean time), North Korea launched a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area into the East Coast. North Korea, which had been silent while watching the chaos in South Korea, finally launched a new type of hypersonic medium- to long-range ballistic missile. It is not surprising that North Korea was waiting for an opportunity to provoke during the chaos, but the current security situation in South Korea is concerning. 그동안 한국의 혼란정국을 보면서 침묵하고 있던 북한이 드디어 신형 초음속 중장거리 탄도미사일을 발사했다. 혼란을 틈타 도발할 기회를 노리고 있던 북한의 미사일 도발이 그리 놀랍지는 않지만 작금의 한국 안보상황이 우려된다. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on the 6th (Korean time) that North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area into the East Sea, and that the missile flew about 1,100 km before landing in the East Sea. 한국 합동참모본부는 6일(한국시간) 북한이 평양 일대에서 동해상으로 탄도미사일 1발을 발사했으며, 이 미사일은 1100여㎞를 비행한 뒤 동해상에 탄착했다고 보도했다. North Korea's ballistic missile...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2025.01.06 ㆍ
US-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting_ Emphasizes Strong Alliance, Will Continue Under New Government
(1-6-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) @U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yeol hold a press conference after their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul on the 6th. @U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol shake hands during their final farewell visit to South Korea. The US-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held on the 6th (Korean time) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul. US Secretary of State Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol, who held the first foreign ministers’ meeting since the ‘December 3 martial law’ last year, emphasized the strong ROK-US alliance despite the political turmoil in South Korea during the meeting, and discussed various pending issues such as ROK-US-Japan cooperation and North Korea issues. 한미 외교장관 회의가 6일(한국시간) 서울 외교부 청사에서 개최됐다. 작년 ‘12월3일 비상계엄‘사태 이후 첫 외교장관회담을 개최한 블링컨 미 국무장관과 조태열 한국 외교부장관은 이날 회담에서 한국의 정치적 혼란에도 굳건한 한미동맹을 강조하면서 한미일 협력 및 북한 문제등 각종 현안문제를 논의했다. Secretary Blinken expressed particular concern about the possibility that Russia could transfer satellite technology to North Korea...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2025.01.06 ㆍ
Pentagon: The ROK is a valued partner of the US_ No change in the role of US forces in South Korea
(1-3-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "We will certainly keep an eye on domestic issues and forces that are happening in South Korea." "한국에서 일어나는 국내 문제와 세력에 관해서는 분명히 우리가 감시할 것이다." "The ROK is a valued partner of the US_ No change in the role of US forces in South Korea." "한국은 인도 태평양에서 소중한 파트너. 주한미군 역할 변화없어" @Q&A with a Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Briefing on January 3, 2025. The Pentagon recently announced that there has been no change in the role of the USFK despite President Biden’s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for the stationing of 28,500 US troops in South Korea. It emphasized that “we have made an ironclad commitment to military cooperation with South Korea,” and that “ROK is a valuable partner of the US in terms of our presence in the Indo-Pacific.” 미 국방부(펜타곤)은 최근 바이든 대통령이 주한미군 28,500명 주둔에 관한 국방수권법에 서명을 한데 대해 주한미군 역할에 관해서는 어떠한 변화가 없다고 밝혔다. 그러면서 “한국과 군사협력에 관한 한 철통같은 약속을 맺었다.“며 ”ROK는 인도-태평양에서 우리의 존재에 관한 한 미국의 소중한 파트너이다.“고 강조했다. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2025.01.04 ㆍ
White House: Working together for the stability of South Korea_ The mutual defense posture is strongly maintained
(1-3-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Working together for the stability of South Korea. The Mutual defense posture is maintained strongly and we are prepared to respond to external provocation threats." @Q&A with the White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby and Janne Pak at the White House Via Teleconference on January 3, 2025. In South Korea, the president's duties have been suspended due to the opposition party's legislative tyranny, and high-ranking officials, including military leaders, have been suspended from their duties and arrested. 한국은 야당의 입법폭주로 인해 대통령의 임무가 정지되었고, 군수뇌부등 고위간부들이 직무정지 및 구속되어있다. The opposition party is impeaching anyone who does not comply with their wishes, so it is no exaggeration to say that South Korea is currently in a state of anarchy. The opposition party has abused impeachment 29 times. The opposition party's legislative tyranny, which does not practice liberal democracy, has ultimately become the reason why President Yoon had no choice but to declare martial law. 야당은 자기들의 뜻에 맞지않으면 무조건 탄핵을 시키고 있어 작금의 한국은 무정부 상태라고해도 과언이 아니다. 야당은 29번이나 탄핵을 남발하고 있다. 자유민주주의를 실천하지 않고 있는 야당의 입법독주가 결국 윤대통령이 계엄을 할 수밖에 없는...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2025.01.03 ㆍ
President Yoon's martial law caught in the trap of the opposition party.
(12-24-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "President Yoon's martial law caught in the trap of the opposition party. The opposition party repeatedly calls for impeachment to seize power." @Farmers who drove tractors and other equipment containing North Korean sanctions from Jeolla Province to Seoul for an illegal demonstration and marched to the presidential office to protest martial law are facing off against the police on the 22nd. As the South Korea-US Foreign Affairs and Security Meeting was held at the US State Department today (23rd), the US supported Acting President Han Duck-soo and stated that the South Korea-US alliance is ironclad and there are no problems between the two countries. 한미 외교안보 대면회의가 오늘(23일) 미 국무성에서 개최 되면서 미국은 한덕수 대통령권한 대행을 지지하며 한미동맹은 철통같고 양국간에 이상이 없음을 밝혔다. On the other hand, as if opposing the solid South Korea-US alliance, the Korean opposition party (Democratic Party) unanimously adopted the impeachment motion against Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo today (24th, Korean time). 그런가 하면 견고한 한미동맹을 반대라도 하듯 한국의 야당(민주당)이 오늘(24일, 한국시간) 대통령 권한대행인 한덕수 국무총리를 탄핵안 당론으로 만장일치 채택했다. The tyranny of the opposition party, which has attempted to impeach...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.24 ㆍ
Our expectation is that the critical mechanisms in the U.S.-ROK relationship will remain in place._NCG continues
(12-23-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) @Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun brief reporters on the meeting ahead of their meeting in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State on the 23rd. On the 3rd (local time), due to President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law, the diplomatic and security schedule between South Korea and the US was temporarily suspended, but the US, which had been silent, resumed high-level face-to-face meetings with South Korea. 지난 3일(현지시간) 윤석열 대통령의 비상계엄령 발표로 인해 한미 외교.안보일정이 잠시 멈췄지만 침묵을 지켰던 미국이 한국과 다시 고위급 대면회담을 재개했다. A meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun was held at the US State Department building on the 23rd (local time in the US). 커트 캠벨 미 국무부 부장관과 김홍균 한국 외교부1차관과의 회담이 23일(미국, 현지시간) 미 국무부 청사에서 개최됐다. Deputy Secretary Campbell and First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun made public remarks to reporters ahead of the meeting. “The United States has full confidence in the leadership of Acting President Han Duck-soo and the...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.24 ㆍ
“Hundreds of casualties among North Korean troops deployed to Russia Will increase further.“
(12-19-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) “Russia's irresponsible threats and rhetoric, using the military power of a nuclear-armed country, are clearly unjustified.” [핵무기 보유국의 무력을 앞세운 러시아의 무책임한 위협과 수사는 명백히 부당하다.] @Q&A with a Pentagon Press Secretary General Pat Ryder and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Briefing on December 19, 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary General Ryder announced today (the 19th, local time) that Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, will preside over a ceremony on the 20th in which General Paul LaCamera will hand over command of the United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and US Forces Korea to General Xavier Brunson. 미국 국방부(펜타곤) 대변인 라이더 장군은 오늘(19일, 현지시간) 새뮤얼 파파로 인도태평양 사령관이 20일 폴 러캐머라 대장이 유엔사, 한미연합사, 주한미군사령부의 지휘권을 제이비어 브런슨 대장에게 넘겨주는 행사를 주재할 예정이라고 발표했다. “On behalf of Secretary Austin and the entire Department of Defense, I want to thank General Lacamera for his leadership and his lifetime of service to our country,” Ryder said. “We salute the incoming General Brunson,” “Our commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance remains ironclad.” 라이더 대변인은 “오스틴 국방 장관과 국방부 전체를 대변해 러캐머라 대장의 리더십과 조국에 대한 일생의 봉사에...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.20 ㆍ
"We’ll continue to be ready to work with Acting President Han and the South Korean Government."
(12-19-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) “Kim Jong-un’s ICC indictment possible? “North Korea is a human rights oppressive regime” “김정은 푸틴처럼  ICC 제소 가능성?  “북한은 인권 억압 정권” @Q&A with a State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on December 19, 2024. The U.S. State Department said it would continue to work with the acting president of South Korea to normalize U.S.-ROK diplomacy. It also made clear that it “strongly supports the ironclad alliance that binds the U.S. and ROK together,” emphasizing that the U.S.-ROK alliance has made tremendous progress in recent years, especially under the Biden administration. 미 국무성은 한미 외교의 정상화를 위해 한국의 대통령 권한대행과 계속 협력해 나갈것이라고 밝혔다. 그러면서 “한미를 하나로 묶는 철통같은 동맹관계를 강력히 지지한다고 분명히 밝히면서 특히 바이든 행정부하에서 미한 동맹관계는 최근 몇 년간 엄청난 진전을 이루었다.”고 강조했다. Regarding the possibility of referring North Korea's Kim Jong-un to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for helping Russian President Putin send North Korean troops to the Ukrainian war, State Department criticized the North Korean regime's serious human rights violations, saying, "North Korea is a regime that continues to suppress human rights."...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.19 ㆍ
The deployment of North Korean troops and human rights issues are also major concerns for the United States and other allies.
(12-18-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) “Can Kim Jong-un’s order not to report news of North Korean soldier deaths, an act that blocks the North Korean people’s right to know, be considered a violation of human rights?” @Q&A with a State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on December 18, 2024. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced that 200 North Korea soldiers were killed and wounded in the battle. 북한군이 우크라이나 전쟁 전투에서 200명이 사망 또는 부상을 당했다고 젤렌스키 우크라이나 대통령이 발표했다. Russia and North Korea are not reporting this at all. North Korea's Kim Jong-un has ordered the media not to report the news of North Korean soldiers' deaths. If the North Korean people were to learn of this, it would be a great blow to his power. 러시아와 북한은 이러한 사실을 일체 보도하지 않고 있다. 북한 김정은은 언론에 북한군 사망소식을 보도하지 말라고 지시했다. 북한 인민들에게 이런 사실이 알려질 경우 자신의 권력에 큰 타격을 받기 때문이다. North Korea is already a place without freedom of expression, freedom of movement, or freedom of the press. However, the secret will be revealed to the North Korean people...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.18 ㆍ
“We will work together with allies around the world for mutual security interests.”
(12-17-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) “Wherever there is a potential threat, we will take mitigation measures, working together with our allies around the world to advance our mutual security interests.” "전 세계 동맹국과 협력하여 상호 안보 이익을 증진할 것이며, 잠재적 위협이 있는 곳이라면 우리는 완화조치를 취할 것이다.” @Q&A with a Pentagon Press Secretary General Pat Ryder and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Briefing on December 17, 2024. The Pentagon announced on the 17th that despite the suspension of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and military leaders from their duties due to the National Assembly’s impeachment vote, the US-ROK alliance remains ironclad. The Pentagon emphasized, “The United States remains committed to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, and our combined defense posture remains strong.” 미 국방부(펜타곤)은 17일 한국 국회의 탄핵소추안 가결로인해 윤석열 한국 대통령과 군수뇌부의 직무가 정지되었지만 여전히 미한동맹은 철통같다고 밝혔다. 미국은 계속해서 한반도의 평화와 안보에 전념하고 있으며, 우리의 연합 방위 태세는 여전히 강력하다.“고 강조했다. Regarding China’s espionage activities, such as using drones to film US aircraft carriers anchored in South Korea, by accessing military security facilities, Pentagon said, “We take the security of our force protection operations very seriously,” adding,...
Janne Pak ㆍ 2024.12.18 ㆍ
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