If you’ve watched the news recently, North and South Korea haven’t been getting along so well. That is, of course, you could argue that they’ve never really gotten along, they’ve tolerated each other. The current news is that South Korea shot warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat. According to South Korean officials, the North Korean boat crossed the border, causing a security concern. One month earlier, the South Koreans lost a warship.

The South Korean warship was sunk, and some of the crew members did not survive. South Korean officials are investigating the sinking, but there were expressed concerns that the North Koreans were involved. In fact, the South Korean government has cut off talks to provide free tv feeds to North Korea. As a result, the North Koreans may miss out on the World Cup games. South Korea has also “reacted” or depending on your point of view, “retaliated” against North Korea by arresting two men suspected of being spies.

The North Korean government has denied sending any spies to South Korea. As you can see, tensions are running high between the two nations. To top it off, there have been rumors, and even what is assumed to be a video of Kim Jong Il visiting Chinese officials in China. If this visit did really occur, it would be Kim’s first visit to China since his visit four years ago. There have been speculations about the reason for Kim’s visit. Some say he went there to receive financial aid from the Chinese. Others say he may have wanted some assurance or an “okay” sign from the Chinese to start his nuclear program.

We’ll have to see what happens next. South Korea’s report on the sunken warship is expected to be announced soon. If the South Korean investigation of the warship concludes that the North Koreans were involved, things will not bode so well for the North Koreans. As was stated above, the South has started to show signs of cutting talks. No talks means that the North Koreans may not get food or any financial aid from the South. There have been rumors that the food supply in the North is dangerously low. If this is true, this may have been the reason for the China visit. Again, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.