Korean peninsula. It has become
a play with nuclear weapons- the
weapons of mass destruction.
While the question before the North
Korea is how to defend itself from
a most powerful and ferocious
enemy preparing to pounce on it,
the question before the US is how
to contain and bend North Korean
people into submission so that its
wild ambitions of domination over
the Asia-Pacific region can be
realized easily.
As a part of their diplomatic
offensive, the US Secretary of
State Tillerson has warned the
North Korea:”The era of strategic
patience is over and while all
options are on the table, President
Trump is determined to work
closely with Japan, with South
Korea, with all our allies in the
region and with China to achieve a
peaceable resolution and the
denuclearization of the Korean
peninsula. “Certainly we do not
want to, for things to get to military
conflict.If they elevate the threat of
their weapons programme to a level
that we believe require action,
then, that option is on the table”.
On April 27, 2017, the US President
Donald Trump has thundered:
”There is a chance that we could
end up having a major, major
conflict with North Korea”.Tillerson
urged the members of UNSC to act
before North Korea does. He called
on the States to sever diplomatic
and financial ties with North Korea.
He warned that “the threat of a
nuclear attack on Soeul, or Tokyo,
is real, and it is only a matter of
time before North Korea develops
the capacity to strike the US
mainland”. The US also sought to
pressurize China and Russia
asking them to use their influences
to bring the leaders of North Korea
on to a ‘right track.’
But China and Russia have
their own interests in the region;
they have their own political
assessments of the conflict. They
have their own conflict with the
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strategic aims and designs US
pursued by the US and its allies in
the whole Asia – Pacific region. So,
they would only be guided by them
in their positions and actions.
China and Russia have told US
in clear words that the military
threats won’t help and they are
completely unacceptable to them.
China has suggested, dialogue
and negotiations are only way out;
“first talk and action later”.
In response to this, Donald
Trump came out with a talk which
sounded conciliatory. He said, “if it
be appropriate for me to meet him
(the President of North Korea, Kim
Jong – ed), I would absolutely, I
would be honoured to do it”. But,
in no time, it proved to be a false
posture. The White House Spokes-
man clarified that there would be
no meeting until the US conditions
are met. The North Korea must first
“dismantle, for its own sake”. It’s
nuclear and missile programme
before any talk between the two
countries can be thought of.
Meanwhile, the missile defence
system installed in South Korea
has gone into operation. So, the
source of tensions and conditions
for its escalation remain unchanged.
China knows that a disarmed
or weakened North Korea not only
threatens the security and
existence of North Korea but also
brings the threat of US and its ally’s
right to its door steps. It will place
its foes in a better position politically
and militarily. China is not prepared
to allow it. A negotiated settlement
between North Korea and US
seems to be preferable for it in the
present situation as it hopes that it
will not only reduce the tensions,
at least for the time being, but also
put a check on the US attempts to
dump the weapons systems and its
military activities in the Korean
peninsula and Asia-Pacific region.
We must closely watch the course
of developments in the coming
days.
The Korean people have fine
traditions of fighting against
imperialism and aggression. And
they cannot be cowed down by the
might of imperialist powers. Korean
people’s struggle for an end of all
sorts of US interference in the
affairs of Korea and withdrawal of
US armed forces together with all
their weapon systems including the
THAAD from South Korea is fully
justified and this alone will create
minimum necessary conditions for
the Korean people to live in peace
and without tensions. The Korean
must rely on their own unity and
struggle in the present struggle to
defend themselves and the
independence, sovereignty, terri-
torial integrity of their own country
as well as peace that are
threatened by the US imperialists
and their allies. The Korean people
canbe assured that the support
and solidarity of working class and
oppressed people and peace
loving forces in India and world will
alwaysbe with their just struggle.
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