North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

KJI May 2010 Appearances and Visits

In May, 2010, KCNA issued eleven (11) reports on Kim Jong-il’s visits and appearances to some 22 different locations in North Korea.  This does not include his “unofficial” five day sojourn to China which KCNA […]

Jun, 01

SPA Session to Issue Statement on Cheonan?

The ROK Ministry of Unification anticipates that the DPRK is expected ” to announce its positions and principles on issues it is faced with, such as the outcome of an investigation into the Choenan incident” […]

May, 31

Mass Rally in Pyongyang

On 30 May 2010 KCTV broadcast a mass rally held on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, and ostensibly organized as a popular reaction to Cheonan-based tensions on the Korean Peninsula.  100,000 Pyongyang citizens mobilized […]

May, 30

China Reiterates Call To "Reduce Tensions"

After meeting with ROK President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated his country’s neutral position on the DPRK’s role in the sinking of the Cheonan.  Lee Chi-dong reports […]

May, 30

China Cheonan Position Unchanged After Lee-Wen Meeting

Kim Ji-hyun reports in Korea Herald that “China seemed unready to side with Seoul” regarding the conclusions of the Cheonan investigation, after a meeting Friday (28 March) between ROK President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese Premier […]

May, 28

DPRK To "Retract all measures for providing military guarantees"

Sam Kim reports in Yonhap that MPAF General Staff Department issued a statement renouncing the DPRK’s military agreements with the ROK: “The (North Korean military) will retract all measures for providing military guarantees for the […]

May, 28
Nerve Center of DPRK's anti-ROK Operations

Nerve Center of DPRK's anti-ROK Operations

Kim So-hyun has a comprehensive report in the Korea Herald about the NDC Reconnaissance Bureau, which would manage an attack such as the Cheonan. Government sources also reportedly said that the “130-ton Yeono class submarines,” […]

May, 27

Russia Will Not Pursue Cheonan Matter at UNSC

ITAR-TASS reports that Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced that it will not pursue the Cheonan matter or support its introduction at the UN Security Council. Russia will not bring the South Korean corvette Cheonan sinking incident […]

May, 26
HRC in ROK

HRC in ROK

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped in to Seoul, to meet with and provide a US show of support for ROK President Lee Myung-bak, and South Korea, following the conclusion of the Cheonan […]

May, 26
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