U.S. and China See Hope in New Contact Between North, South Korea on War Anniversary
On 7/27/21 at 7:18 PM EDT
The United States and China have both expressed hope that the renewal of contacts between the two Koreas after over a year of silence and tensions may lead to more positive developments between the rival neighbors.
The South Korean Defense Ministry reported early Tuesday, the 68th anniversary of the armistice that ended the combat phase of the Korean War, that South Korean and North Korean military officials resumed regular cross-border communications after having been cut off last June. The line was restored in the Yellow Sea, known to the Koreas as the West Sea, while a second in the Sea of Japan, known to the Koreas as the East Sea, was said to have experienced technical difficulties.