Events: North Korea Yongbyon nuclear secrets high-profile exposes thousands of centrifuges are operating (Fi
Type of Event: Hot spot

Daily News: December 1, 2010 AD

Date: December 1, 2010 AD

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Source: 新京报

Event Details:

  [REVIEW] Korean high-profile exposes the Yongbyon nuclear secrets, official media published an editorial, saying that with thousands of centrifuges for uranium enrichment plant is operating; pressure against North Korea while South Korea also "carrot and stick" to promote a diplomatic solution.
  November 29, Korea Western Sea (Yellow Sea), Han Meijun play, the Super Hornet fighters from the "George Washington" to take off the aircraft carrier deck.
  North Korea's official media, "Labor News" Nov. 30 published an editorial, the "peaceful use of nuclear energy", with thousands of centrifuge uranium enrichment plant is running.
  Stressed the peaceful use of nuclear
  Korean Central News Agency broadcast the same day this editorial. "North Korea is actively building a light water reactor," the editorial said, "To protect the light-water reactor fuel supply, a city of thousands of centrifuge uranium enrichment plant is in operation modernization."
  The editorial said that North Korean light water reactor aimed at improving national nuclear power industry structure, development and utilization of nuclear energy in full compliance with the international trend, "To meet the growing demand for electricity in the future, the DPRK will more actively promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy." This is the first detailed Yongbyon North Korea's uranium enrichment program areas.
  U.S. media earlier reported that the DPRK in early November to the visiting public that the U.S. nuclear scientists at the enrichment facilities heck. DPRK officials said 2,000 centrifuges had been put into operation. Heck said that this uranium enrichment plant, "ultra-modern", "It seems these facilities is the primary design goals of civil nuclear energy, not to enhance the Korean military capabilities." But heck, these uranium enrichment facilities "can be used to produce highly enriched uranium used in nuclear bombs."
  South Korea "carrot and stick"
  "Labor News" Nov. 30 to comment on the article also said U.S. and South Korean troops in South Korea joint military exercises led to the Korean Peninsula "extremely" nervous.
  November 23, Korean West Sea disputed "northern boundary" shelling occurred near each other. Exchange of fire after the incident, the Chinese in order to avoid deterioration of the situation, repeatedly urged the parties concerned to exercise restraint and diplomatic efforts. U.S., South Korean military pressure on North Korea to face, side to seek a diplomatic solution.
  South Korean Foreign Minister Jinxing Huan Nov. 30, said he will work with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara early in December in Washington to discuss the situation in the Korean Peninsula, including the Yin Ping Island shelling and China suggests that .
  Diplomatic moves frequently
  Jinxing Huan went to Kazakhstan to attend the day scheduled for 1 to 2 December at the OSCE meeting. Jinxing Huan, respectively, during the meeting intends to meet Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
  Unnamed South Korean official told Yonhap news agency reporter, Jinxing Huan also sought during the meeting with the French, British Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other dignitaries meeting. Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN on November 29 that the United Nations Security Council is examining ways within the shelling and the DPRK to open new uranium enrichment program to respond.
  For the resumption of talks, the six-party talks, China launched multi-chairman of diplomacy. The Chinese Government Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei said on November 28, for the proper response to the Korean Peninsula, China, in December recommended six-party talks in Beijing in early head of emergency consultations on the current concerns of all parties to exchange views on major issues.
  ■ mediation: "The Chinese proposal to defuse the situation"
  Foreign Ministry spokesman said he believed the parties would seriously consider China's proposals
  Recently, the Chinese side proposed in December six-party talks in Beijing in early head of the emergency consultations, but media reports said, the United States, Japan, South Korea said the current time inappropriate. In this regard, in the November 30 regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Hong Lei, the Chinese believe the Chinese side suggests that the parties will seriously consider and make a positive feedback.
  Hong Lei said the head of six-party talks the Chinese side proposed to hold urgent consultations starting point is to ease tension on the peninsula, for the parties to provide a platform for contact and dialogue. China believes that all parties will seriously consider the proposal and make a positive feedback from the Chinese side as soon as possible so that the peninsula issue back to the track of dialogue and consultation, the common interests of all parties, the general expectation of the international community.
  White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in the November 29, he was six-party talks on the current negative attitude. He said the six-party talks is not to dialogue and dialogue. All parties involved in the talks should be sincerity on the issue in the negotiation progress. He said the six-party talks on North Korea to fulfill obligations and not a substitute for "termination of damage stability and behavior of the Korean Peninsula."
  South Korean Foreign Ministry on November 29 issued a statement saying, for the "day" ship incident, North Korean uranium enrichment program and open the island shelling Yin Ping talks followed the proposal of South Korea that "North Korea should make a responsible attitude." Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Jin Yingshan stressed, for the resumption of six-party talks should ensure that actual progress and to safeguard the progress of the atmosphere.
  In Japan, Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, November 29, said head of emergency consultations for the six-party talks proposal, Japan will be "coordinated with South Korea and the United States take cautious attitude." Japanese media said Naoto Kan suggested remark : Japan will not join at this stage, the six-party talks.
  ■ exercise: Korea-US exercises to intercept "the DPRK ship"
  Yan Ping Island, South Korea to deploy US-produced rocket system
  November 30, in the Yellow Sea Korea-US joint military exercises held in the third day. South Korean media said the day of the Korea-US military exercise to intercept and search for suspected weapons of mass destruction, carrying the "North Korean ships."
  South Korean media reported that the West Sea in Korea, Korea and the U.S. to intercept such exercises is the first time. South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff report quoted an official as saying, the day of the Korea-US military marine intercept operations, air defense training, air intrusion and response training, and aircraft carrier combat brigade.
  It is reported that part of the maritime interdiction exercise, Korea and the U.S. armed forces suspected of load sharing weapons of mass destruction, "North Korean ship," the intelligence and the fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and Lynx helicopters under the cover into the joint search for strength.
  According to South Korea, "Chosun Ilbo" reports, while in the military exercise with U.S., South Korea on November 29 in the first deployment of Yin Ping Island, six U.S. M270 MLRS production, and the Korean surface-to "days horse. " Allegedly, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is enough to launch a rocket 1,2 football fields razed to the ground instantly.
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