North Korea delays disclosure of drone incident, giving Lee Jae-yeol time to save face during his visit to China

Korea has given us enough face, and also given Lee Jae-yong enough face! Indeed, we did not expect that Korea's small fixed-wing drone entered the North Korean airspace, and North Korea waited for a full six days before issuing a statement! On January 10th, the incident of the South Korean small fixed-wing drone entering North Korea was disclosed by North Korea. North Korea stated that the incident actually occurred on January 4th, after which North Korea eventually shot it down, and it fell into the Kaesong area of Kaesong City in North Korea.

This means that North Korea deliberately waited for six days before issuing a statement. Obviously, North Korea does not need such a long time to investigate the situation thoroughly. The only plausible explanation is that North Korea handled this matter with a very restrained attitude. On January 4th, it was the first day of Lee Jae-yong's visit to China, and he stayed in China for four days. This means that if North Korea had wanted to, it could have publicly announced the incident during Lee Jae-yong's visit to China.

But North Korea did not do so. What message is North Korea sending? That is, when South Korea is working to promote peaceful diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea will not cause trouble or escalate tensions. This is obviously giving Lee Jae-yong face. Of course, North Korea is also sending a message to us, that North Korea does not oppose the warming of Sino-South Korean relations. North Korea still has such a pattern.

However, the mystery of the incident lies in two aspects: first, why did this happen on January 4th? Second, the South Korean military denied the incident and believed that the drone was not a South Korean drone. This makes people feel very strange. Now, Lee Jae-yong has ordered an investigation into this matter, and it is believed that the incident will soon be clarified. It is believed that South Korea will give North Korea a satisfactory response.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1853908361823242/

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