On the 14th, North Korea asked the Chinese government for help to prevent the spread of Corona 19. North Korea, which had doubted the efficacy of the vaccine made in China and refused to introduce it, has changed its attitude.
Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the North Korean Workers’ Party, held a meeting of the Politburo of the Party Central Committee on the same day and said, “It is very important for our quarantine sector to well study the quarantine policies and quarantine achievements and experiences of advanced countries in other countries.” It is good to actively follow and learn from the advanced and rich quarantine achievements and experiences already achieved in the fight against this virulent epidemic,” he said.
As a result, North Korea is more likely to officially request assistance from the Chinese government. North Korea, which had been refusing to introduce Chinese-made vaccines until last year, appears to be changing its attitude.
The Chinese government is also expected to respond to requests for assistance. When asked if China is willing to cooperate with North Korea in the areas of quarantine and vaccines on the 12th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Lijian said, “We fully sympathize with the quarantine situation North Korea is facing. As a result, China is ready to provide full and frequent support to North Korea’s quarantine efforts,” he said.
“China and North Korea are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and water,” Zhao said.
Experts believe that North Korea will seek assistance from China.
Yang Moo-jin, vice president of the Graduate School of North Korean Studies, said, “We will continue to carry out the Chinese-style quarantine, which is a regional blockade, and it is an indirect message to procure scarce supplies from China.”
Professor Lim-chul of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University said, “We will keep an eye on the situation, but in the end, it is most likely that we will ask for help from China.” Considering the gender, there seems to be a possibility of requesting support from China.”
Professor Lim predicted, “If the fear of North Koreans spreads out of control, we will negotiate with the Chinese side or the World Health Organization to accept support and promptly try to receive external support in order to stabilize public sentiment at an early stage.” .
Jeong Seong-jang, director of the North Korean Research Center at the Sejong Institute, said, “China is currently experiencing great chaos due to Omicron, but according to Kim Jong-un’s remarks, it is expected that China will receive support for quarantine first. said
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