South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula



News South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula Seoul and Beijing will add two military communication lines in an effort to “establish peace” on the Korean Peninsula Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Presidential Blue House / Xinhua News Agency (edited by NK News) South Korea and China plan to install two additional military hotlines to “ease tensions” on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday. Officials from South Korea and China held a remote meeting on March 2 and signed a revised memorandum that promised to increase the number of military hotlines from three to five. In general, military units use these hotlines to safely communicate or to share intelligence during emergencies. South Korea and China plan to install two additional military hotlines to “ease tensions” on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday. Officials from South Korea and China held a remote meeting on March 2 and signed a revised memorandum that promised to increase the number of military hotlines from three to five. In general, military units use these hotlines to safely communicate or to share intelligence during emergencies. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula

Seoul and Beijing will add two military communication lines in an effort to “establish peace” on the Korean Peninsula

Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021

South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula

Presidential Blue House / Xinhua News Agency (edited by NK News)

South Korea and China plan to install two additional military hotlines to “ease tensions” on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday.

Officials from South Korea and China held a remote meeting on March 2 and signed a revised memorandum that promised to increase the number of military hotlines from three to five. In general, military units use these hotlines to safely communicate or to share intelligence during emergencies.

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