North Korea Missile Launch 2026: Provocation Shakes Security Ahead of China Summit
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Jan 4, 2026, just before President Lee Jae-myung's departure for a summit in Beijing. Cheong Wa Dae urges an end to provocations.
Pyongyang is reclaiming its spot on the geopolitical chessboard with a bang. Just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae-myung was scheduled to depart for Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the East Sea on January 4, 2026.
Strategic Timing: North Korea Missile Launch 2026 Disrupts Diplomatic Momentum
The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae convened an emergency meeting Sunday morning. Led by Deputy National Security Adviser Lim Jong-deuk, officials from the defense ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) gathered to analyze the launches detected at 7:50 a.m. near Pyongyang.
"North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles constitutes a provocative act in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions," the office stated, urging an immediate cessation of such actions. The timing suggests a deliberate attempt to cast a shadow over President Lee's high-stakes meeting with the Chinese leader.
Global Context: From Venezuela to the Korean Peninsula
The missile tests follow a bombshell announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently declared the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro during a large-scale military operation. As Washington's focus shifts toward South America, North Korea appears determined to remind the world of the unresolved tensions in East Asia.
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