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Analysis Kim Yo Jong’s use of official South Korean name not sign of new policy: ExpertsNorth Korea’s rhetorical shift aims to justify weapons development rather than recognize ROK as independent state  Kim Yo Jong issued two statements this week referring to South Korea using its official name, the Republic of Korea, a departure from convention that sparked widespread speculation that North Korea now views the South as a separate state, rather than a compatriot with which it seeks to reunify. But one expert explained to NK News that Pyongyang has used language implying South Korea is a distinct entity before, while framing the latest statements as part of a rhetorical trend to justify ongoing weapons development efforts and not official recognition that the ROK is an independent country. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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