Rare courtesy in the DPRK-ROK leaders’ meeting. These details convey subtle information.
CCTV News:On September 18th, the third meeting between DPRK and ROK leaders this year kicked off as scheduled. "Kim Jong-un suddenly appeared at the airport to meet Moon Jae in", "Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae in paraded in the streets of Pyongyang", "Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae in met at the headquarters of the Workers’ Party of Korea", "Meeting for three days and two nights, followed by Korean business giants" … … Judging from the news publicly reported at present, the "Jinwenhui" North Korea has once again become the focus of international public opinion with a series of rare courtesies, and wave after wave of heavy news has attracted much attention.
Rare! North Korea’s high-level courtesy releases the greatest sincerity
On the morning of 18th, South Korean President Moon Jae in and his wife arrived in pyongyang sunan international airport by special plane, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Li Xuezhu personally greeted them. According to South Korean media reports, Kim Jong-un suddenly went to meet him without prior notice, giving people a surprise.

At the welcoming scene, the DPRK broke the routine and fired a 21-gun salute; Thousands of people from all walks of life in North Korea are holding the North Korean flag and the Peninsula flag at the airport to prepare for the Korean delegation; In addition, there is a banner with white characters on a blue background that attracts people’s attention. It reads: "Warmly welcome President Moon Jae in to visit Pyongyang". This time, the North Korean side deliberately gave up the traditional white characters on a red background and chose blue as a symbol of Moon Jae in and the South Korean ruling Common Democratic Party. The implication is self-evident.

On the way to the Baiyuan State Guesthouse in North Korea, North Korea also held a car parade for Moon Jae in. According to live footage, the two leaders sat in a black convertible Mercedes-Benz, smiling and waving at the cheers of Pyongyang people. On both sides of the street, many Koreans dressed in bright traditional costumes, singing and waving red flowers lined the streets to welcome Moon Jae in’s visit. As a result, Moon Jae in became the first South Korean leader to have a car parade in North Korea.

After arriving at the hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Kim Jong-un enthusiastically led Mr. and Mrs. Moon Jae in into the State Guesthouse, and cancelled the welcome luncheon to give Mr. and Mrs. Moon Jae in enough rest time. When introducing the hotel environment to Moon Jae in, Kim Jong-un said modestly: "Although our conditions are not high, we will do our best to receive you, and I hope you can accept our sincerity."
On the afternoon of 18th, Kim Jong-un set the meeting place in the Central Committee Building of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Moon Jae in became the first South Korean leader to enter the headquarters of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Earlier, some Korean media reported that during Kim Jong Il’s administration, the headquarters of the Labor Party was called "the head organ of the revolution" and was rarely open to outsiders. Earlier meetings between Kim Jong Il and former South Korean Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun were also held in Baihua State Guesthouse and other places.
In addition to North Korea attaching great importance to Moon Jae in’s visit, South Korea has also made adequate preparations for this visit to Moon Jae in. In the list of Moon Jae in’s entourage to visit the DPRK, in addition to the heads of relevant state departments, there are also 50 special entourage, including Lee Jae-yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics, Cui Taiyuan, president of SK Group, Ju Guangmo, president of LG Group, and Jin Ronghuan, vice president of Hyundai Motor Group, and other Korean business giants.

In addition to a series of rare high-level hospitality, the results of this talk are also very fruitful. On the morning of the 19th, South Korean President Moon Jae in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration in September, and announced to the world the willingness of the two Koreas to eliminate the risk of war, jointly bid for the Summer Olympic Games and reconnect the cross-border railway. Moon Jae in also said that he invited Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul. Kim Jong-un responded that he would visit Seoul soon.
On the issue of "denuclearization", the DPRK and the ROK reached an agreement for the first time, unanimously agreeing to realize the denuclearization of the peninsula, eliminate the risk of war and jointly build a nuclear-free territory.
Three-way handshake in six months! These changes have taken place in the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Since the first "Jinwenhui" in April this year, the two sides have frequently interacted in many fields, and many "firsts" have been written into the history of exchanges between the two countries.

On April 27th this year, Moon Jae in and Kim Jong-un met for the first time in Panmunjom, and jointly signed the Panmunjom Declaration, confirming the common goal of denuclearizing the peninsula by completely abandoning its nuclear weapons, and striving to declare the end of the state of war and realize the transformation of the armistice mechanism during the year. Kim Jong-un became the first North Korean leader to cross the military demarcation line and set foot on South Korean soil since the armistice of the Korean War.
As "the first practical measure in the process of mutual cooperation", at 23: 30 local time on May 4, North Korea moved Pyongyang time forward by 30 minutes, and the DPRK and the ROK unified the standard time.
While non-governmental exchanges are heating up, the ROK and the DPRK have gradually opened up the situation in easing the tension in military relations. On May 4th, the Korean-Korean border propaganda broadcast was officially "laid off", which became the first clause successfully implemented in the Panmunjom Declaration.

One month later, the second summit meeting between the ROK and the DPRK was held in the context of the cancellation of the summit meeting between the US President and the DPRK. The interaction between the DPRK and the ROK is more frequent: the Asian Games joined hands to enter the venue, the reunion of separated families was restarted, the Fengxili nuclear test site was demolished, and the liaison office between the DPRK and the ROK was unveiled & HELIP; … The situation on the Korean peninsula is gradually easing.
On June 14th, the ROK and the DPRK resumed high-level military talks after 10 years and 6 months. Less than two weeks later, the two sides held a working meeting at the university level, which promoted the completion of the repair of the military communication line on the west coast and promoted peace in the western waters of the peninsula. After that, the two sides held several military work talks to discuss topics such as the pilot evacuation of outposts in the demilitarized zone and the joint excavation of the remains of soldiers killed in the Korean War, so as to create a warm atmosphere for the third summit meeting.
From the "ice-breaking meeting" in Peace House to the "lightning meeting" in Unification Pavilion to the third meeting between the DPRK and the ROK leaders in Pyongyang, the DPRK-ROK relations are heating up. The DPRK’s series of "big moves" are full of sincerity, and the situation on the peninsula is gradually easing. Who will be the biggest winner? How will the situation on the peninsula develop? Will there be no more war? Let’s wait and see! (Text/Cheng Xiang)

























































