
This is odd and anachronistic since political dynamics and international relations have changed drastically since the war: 1) China and the U.S. have fully normalized relations, 2) both South and North Korea have joined the United Nations (which makes the U.N. Command in Korea in essense defunct), 3) the two sides of Korea have signed a non-agression agreement. The only relations that has not shown change is the U.S.-North Korea relations, which continues to operate from the Korean War mentality. Of course the path towards permanent peace in the Korean Peninsula is complicated and uneasy, yet the U.S. is in a position and responsibility to move the momentum -- along with North Korea -- beyond the Korean War Armistice status and towards firmer peace/security guarantees for all parties concerned in the region.
In the U.S., a national grassroots campaign (National Campaign to End the Korean War) is sponsoring candlelight vigils across U.S. cities (Honolulu, SF, LA, NYC, DC) to call for the replacement of the Korean War Armistice to a peace treaty. The above photo is from the DC event.
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