North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced last week that he was preparing to implement a tough anti-United States strategy in the coming years, with President-elect Trump preparing to return to office.
Kim made his vow during a five-day Workers’ Party meeting last week, saying North Korea would implement the “toughest anti-U.S. counteraction” it ever has “for its long-term national interests and security.”
Kim was overtly critical of the US during his announcement, describing the country as “the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.”
He also warned that US alliances with South Korea and Japan “has expanded into a nuclear military bloc for aggression.”
“This reality clearly shows to which direction we should advance, and what we should do and how,” North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Trump and the North Korean leader have an odd relationship that began with threats during Trump’s first term in office and ended with the president-elect becoming the first sitting president to visit North Korea.
The pair met a total of three times to discuss North Korea’s nuclear program, and some believe diplomacy between the two nations will start anew with Trump headed back to the White House.
However, Kim has found himself an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has changed his language around the US in recent years.
Kim has said that the US poses a threat to North Korea as it has sharpened its relationships with other nations he sees as enemies, like South Korea and Japan.