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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been especially visible over the past few days, making a flurry of appearances aimed at emphasizing his control and celebrating what his government calls major accomplishments. According to state reports and sources like NK News and the Korea JoongAng Daily, the past week started with Kim visiting the Supreme Court, prosecutors, and the headquarters of North Korea’s secret police to mark their 80th anniversaries. These visits are extremely rare and considered highly significant given that Kim explicitly praised these agencies as the “Party’s political guard” and the vanguard of regime defense, spotlighting their role in eliminating political opposition and upholding the socialist legal system—a move widely interpreted as a sign of tightening security ahead of a major political event next year.
On the business and development front, Kim attended two milestone inaugurations in Kangwon Province: the new Hoeyang Army-People Power Station hydropower project and the Kangdong County Hospital. Reputable outlets like Korea JoongAng Daily and Anadolu Agency note that Kim called the power station “a precious success” and praised the “provinces’ progress in tackling electricity shortages.” The power station marks the completion of a nine-year regional development push that saw six hydropower plants finished. Kim’s presence and a highly staged art performance entitled “Our Marshal and the People of Kangwon Province” underscore his desire to present himself as a modernizing leader ahead of the upcoming Workers’ Party Congress early next year.
Meanwhile, Kim told a hospital inauguration crowd that the new facility is the first “modern” health center outside Pyongyang, with plans for 20 new hospitals per year for the next decade, a clear pivote toward improving rural life and infrastructure. Complementing these appearances, today the North Korean parliament enacted a sweeping urban development law, part of the “Regional Development 20×10 Policy.” State news described the goal as bringing regional living conditions up to the standards of the capital, Pyongyang—a policy Kim personally promoted earlier this year. While details remain tightly controlled, foreign analysts interpret this law as a mechanism for consolidating central authority and managing urban expansion.
In diplomatic news, Kim made headlines worldwide by declining recent South Korean offers for renewed negotiations and suspending all diplomatic talks, as reported by PHC News just days ago. This hardline stance is being read as part of a broader geopolitical calculus, with both conservative and progressive South Korean media speculating about Kim’s alliance with Russia and China and possible future demands for US policy reversals. Meanwhile, rumors of a potential Trump-Kim summit fizzled without North Korea responding to American overtures, signaling a possible shift toward normalization instead of denuclearization—though this remains speculation.
As for social media, Kim’s coverage remains strictly controlled, limited to official statements and choreographed imagery of his visits, with no posts or leaks from insiders.
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