US should hail peninsula peace process

The United States and its allies in the Korean War (1950-53) should appreciate the improvement in the Korean Peninsula situation, instead of making efforts to change the trend from peace to conflict.

By responding positively to the Republic of Korea's offer to restore the cross-border hotline and agreeing to send a delegation to the inter-Korean talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Jan 9, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has raised hopes of restoring peace on the peninsula.

The DPRK has also agreed to send a large delegation and a "cheering squad" to the Winter Olympic Games at Pyeongchang in the ROK in February. In fact, the DPRK delegation will be larger than the ROK's expectation. This should remind the world of the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where the athletes of the two countries marched into the stadium under the banner of "Korean Peninsula".