{"id":5827,"date":"2023-04-16T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5827"},"modified":"2023-04-16T17:27:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T17:27:24","slug":"south-korea-fends-off-north-korean-patrol-boat-invading-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/south-korea\/south-korea-fends-off-north-korean-patrol-boat-invading-sea\/2023\/04\/16\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea fends off North Korean patrol boat invading sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> forces<\/span> have<\/span> fired<\/span> warning<\/span> shots<\/span> to<\/span> repel<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> patrol<\/span> boat<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> temporarily<\/span> crossing<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> in<\/span> disputed<\/span> western<\/span> waters<\/span> while<\/span> chasing<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> fishing<\/span> boat,<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> said.<\/span> Announced.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> patrol<\/span> boat<\/span> crossed<\/span> the<\/span> so-called<\/span> northern<\/span> border<\/span> around<\/span> 11<\/span> a.m.<\/span> Saturday<\/span> while<\/span> chasing<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> vessel<\/span> in<\/span> waters<\/span> near<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Baengnyeong<\/span> Island,<\/span> after<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> naval<\/span> vessels<\/span> fired<\/span> warning<\/span> shots.<\/span> withdrew<\/span> immediately,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Joint<\/span> Chiefs<\/span> of<\/span> Staff<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>There<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> exchange<\/span> of<\/span> fire<\/span> between<\/span> North<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> ships,<\/span> but<\/span> a<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> high-speed<\/span> vessel<\/span> collided<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> boat<\/span> while<\/span> responding<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> invasion<\/span> in<\/span> poor<\/span> visibility,<\/span> leaving<\/span> some<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> sailors<\/span> bruised.<\/span> suffered<\/span> minor<\/span> injuries<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Joint<\/span> Chiefs<\/span> of<\/span> Staff<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> is<\/span> closely<\/span> monitoring<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> military<\/span> activities<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> prepared<\/span> for<\/span> various<\/span> possible<\/span> provocations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> navy<\/span> has<\/span> often<\/span> fired<\/span> warning<\/span> shots<\/span> to<\/span> repel<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> ships<\/span> crossing<\/span> poorly<\/span> marked<\/span> borders,<\/span> but<\/span> there<\/span> have<\/span> also<\/span> been<\/span> several<\/span> fatal<\/span> collisions<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> years.<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> accused<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200battacking<\/span> a<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> warship<\/span> that<\/span> killed<\/span> 46<\/span> sailors<\/span> in<\/span> 2010,<\/span> but<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> denies<\/span> responsibility.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korean<\/span> officials<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> had<\/span> not<\/span> responded<\/span> to<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> calls<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> cross-border<\/span> inter-Korean<\/span> hotlines<\/span> for<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> week,<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> communications<\/span> on<\/span> those<\/span> channels<\/span> were<\/span> an<\/span> accident<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> Peninsula.<\/span> It<\/span> is<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> destructive<\/span> collisions,<\/span> thus<\/span> raising<\/span> concerns<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> for<\/span> dynamic<\/span> provocation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> militaries<\/span> conducted<\/span> their<\/span> largest<\/span> field<\/span> exercises<\/span> in<\/span> years<\/span> last<\/span> month,<\/span> conducting<\/span> separate<\/span> joint<\/span> naval<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> force<\/span> exercises<\/span> involving<\/span> U.S.<\/span> carrier<\/span> strike<\/span> groups<\/span> and<\/span> U.S.<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> bombers.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> described<\/span> the<\/span> exercises<\/span> as<\/span> rehearsals<\/span> for<\/span> aggression<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> used<\/span> them<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> excuse<\/span> to<\/span> push<\/span> forward<\/span> with<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> weapons<\/span> programme.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Since<\/span> early<\/span> 2022,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> test-launched<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 100<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> missiles<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> sea,<\/span> including<\/span> three<\/span> types<\/span> of<\/span> ICBMs<\/span> and<\/span> various<\/span> short-range<\/span> missiles,<\/span> to<\/span> carry<\/span> out<\/span> nuclear<\/span> strikes.<\/span> We<\/span> call<\/span> these<\/span> battlefield<\/span> nukes.<\/span> Both<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> continental<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea.<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> patrolled<\/span> the<\/span> waters<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> Northern<\/span> Line<\/span> for<\/span> decades,<\/span> since<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> established<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> Command<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> War<\/span> in<\/span> 1950-53.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> recognize<\/span> this<\/span> demarcation<\/span> line<\/span> and<\/span> insists<\/span> on<\/span> drawing<\/span> it<\/span> deep<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> waters<\/span> now<\/span> controlled<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> South.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korean forces have fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol boat that was temporarily crossing the border in disputed western waters while chasing a Chinese fishing boat, the South Korean military said. Announced. A North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called northern border around 11 a.m. Saturday […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2437,26],"tags":[3974,904,1031,1552,2574,3971,3972,3973],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NK.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5829,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5827\/revisions\/5829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}