North Korean state media has again criticized plans to increase the height of a huge “electronic display board,” otherwise known as a Christmas tree, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sunday.

North Korea has long criticized the tree as means of “psychological warfare” and annual lightings of the tree have been suspended in past years following inter-Korean agreements to halt propaganda tit-for-tat.

Constructed in 1971, the tree is located in South Korean territory near Aegi Hill, just three kilometers from North Korean territory. The lighting of the tree was abruptly halted last month due to safety concerns related to its