North Korea emphasizes its stance of ``drawing a line'' with South Korea = changes in national anthem, map display, etc.

Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun announced that he would abandon the reunification of the North and South, calling South Korea the "number one hostile country," and it was revealed that North Korea had changed some of the lyrics of its national anthem. Korea
The lyrics used to say "3000 miles," meaning the entire Korean Peninsula, including the entire Korean peninsula, were changed to "this world." In addition, images of the Korean Peninsula that symbolize unification are being removed from various North Korean websites one after another.
Japan's hard-line stance has become clear. Regarding inter-Korean relations, the Yun Seo-gyul (Yun Seok-yue) administration, which was established in May 2022, is working with Japan and the United States to put pressure on North Korea and push for a policy of denuclearization.
After progressing, the mood for a confrontation became clearer. Gradually, North Korea began to view South Korea as a ``separate nation,'' rather than ``the same ethnic group subject to unification,'' and began to show a stance of drawing a clear line in the relationship between the two Koreas.
Ta. Since last summer, North Korea has increasingly used the term ``Republic of Korea'' when criticizing South Korea. North Korea officially used the name ``Republic of Korea'' in July last year after Kim Jong Il's younger sister, Kim Yo-ji.
It was first used in a series of statements by Kim Yo Jong, vice-minister of the party, and attention is focused on the intention of changing the expression from the previously used expressions of "South Korea" and "I hate (the United States)." gathered. At that time, Yosho
He released a statement criticizing the U.S. Air Force's reconnaissance activities, using the expressions ``the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea'' and ``the military of the Republic of Korea.'' In the announced statement, the part referring to the Republic of Korea is placed in parentheses.
, was emphasized. In addition, the following month, when Kim Jong Il visited the Navy headquarters and gave a speech ahead of the Navy's founding anniversary, he said, ``Not long ago, the heads of thugs from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea gathered together.
``We have announced that we will regularly hold joint military exercises between the two countries, and we have begun implementing them.'' This was the first time that Kim Jong Il publicly referred to South Korea as the ``Republic of Korea.'' recently
The square brackets were also removed. At the general meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held at the end of last year, Kim Jong Il mentioned the relationship with South Korea and said, ``North-South relations should no longer be a kinship relationship but a hostile one.''
"There has been a complete stalemate in national relations and in relations between belligerents during a war," he said. At the time, Korean media reported that Kim Jong-Il said, "It's not a kinship relationship, but a hostile national relationship."
``It clarifies the hostile lines against the South, against the United States, and ``strong against strong,'''' (Dong-a Ilbo) explained. Furthermore, in his speech at the Supreme People's Assembly (equivalent to the National Assembly) on the 15th of last month, Kim said, ``Today, 80
"This will bring to an end the history of North-South relations that has been going on for years." He criticized the policy of South Korea's Yun administration, which maintains a hard-line stance, and said, ``The very concepts of ``unification,'' ``reconciliation,'' and ``kinship'' must be completely eradicated from the history of our nation's people.
It must be done,” he said. Furthermore, Kim said, ``The expressions ``independence, peaceful unification, and great national unity'' in the constitution must be deleted,'' and regarding South Korea, ``the number one enemy, the unchanging country.''
He emphasized the need to clearly state in the constitution that "the main enemy". Immediately after this, when North Korea's state television shows maps in its programs, it changes its format to highlight only the areas north of the military demarcation line in color. Northern Dynasty
A world map that included the Korean peninsula colored in red has been removed from ``Korean Trade,'' a website dedicated to North Korea's trade and investment. Furthermore, it was revealed that some of the lyrics of North Korea's national song were changed this month.
Confirmed by the 5th. Among the lyrics of North Korea's national anthem, "Patriot Anthem," posted on the website of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "3000 ri" refers to the entire Korean peninsula, which stretches approximately 1,000 kilometers from north to south.
The expression ``in this world'' was deleted and changed to ``this world.'' In response, South Korea's Ministry of Unification stated on the 16th, ``We express our regret at this anti-national behavior that even tries to eliminate unification-related terms.''
Ta. Kim Jong-Il's grandfather, President Kim Il-sung, proposed the ``Democratic Federal Republic of Goryeo'' plan, which would allow the political systems of the North and South to coexist and unify in a federal format. Kim Il-sung's policy is to aim for unification
This policy has been passed down from the president to his father, General Secretary Kim Jong Il, but Kim Jong Un is now making a 180-degree turn from that policy.