【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On December 13, a spokesperson of the Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland criticized US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and condemned the South Korean government for ‘pursuing a begging policy’ and ‘relying on other foreign powers.’
【Internal Affairs】
On December 8, The Korean Workers’ Party Political Bureau held an expanded meeting in Pyongyang and decided to relieve Jang Song Taek of all posts, deprived him of all titles and expelled him and removed his name from the WPK and on December 12, Jang was sentenced to death at a Ministry of State Security tribunal and was executed on the same day.
【Foreign Affairs】
On December 7, North Korean media reported that a US citizen who was detained in North Korea for over a month has been deported from the country. According to KCNA, North Korea deported him from the country from a humanitarian viewpoint,
