Kim Jong-un's First Public Activity in a Month at Revolutionary Hometown Samjiyon City (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, resumed public activities after about a month through on-site guidance at the Samjiyon City construction site.

On the 16th, the Korean Central News Agency reported that General Secretary Kim "conducted on-site guidance in Samjiyon City to understand the status of the third phase of construction related to the completion of the Samjiyon City construction project." It is the first time in 35 days that North Korea's state media has reported on Kim's public activities since his speech at the Defense Development Exhibition on the 12th of last month.

Samjiyon City is the birthplace of General Secretary Kim and the center of Chairman Kim Il-sung's anti-Japanese revolutionary achievements. In North Korea, this place has been promoted as the "home of the revolution" and an "ideal model provincial city."

General Secretary Kim emphasized that "the construction of Samjiyon City will serve as a new revolutionary starting point to elevate the local people to a civilized material and cultural life," and that organizing Samjiyon City, where the "home of the revolution" is located, as a model new city is the revolutionary duty of the people and the new generation.

He added, "The achievements, experiences, and standards attained through the construction process of Samjiyon City are clear guidelines that can advance our Party's local construction policy in the right direction," and "we must actively encourage and expand the excellent experiences accumulated in construction to open a turning point that accelerates local construction development and the building of a civilized whole society."

The news agency reported that General Secretary Kim expressed satisfaction, saying he "cannot contain his pride" after receiving favorable reports from the people, and that "the voice of the people becomes the overall evaluation of the Samjiyon City construction project."

Experts analyze that Kim Jong-un, who resumed public activities with on-site guidance after 35 days, is likely to continue focusing on domestic affairs. Professor Yang Moo-jin of the University of North Korean Studies said, "As the end of the year approaches, North Korea is in a situation where it must present achievements of tasks that the people can accept, and the construction of Samjiyon City is one of them," adding, "Until the end of the year, while closely monitoring the progress of external issues such as our side's discussions on a declaration to formally end the war, more emphasis will be placed on domestic activities such as on-site guidance and completion of task achievements."

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