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RELATED: North Korean citizens increasingly skeptical of Kim family, escapees say
Over half of escapees now report negativity toward the ruling family, according to South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 19th expanded political bureau meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea. (KCNA via REUTERS
Published February 7, 2024
North Korean citizens are becoming increasingly skeptical of their political leadership, according to a report on the experiences of escapees.
The Unification Ministry of South Korea, a government organ focused on relations with the country’s northern neighbor, released a report Tuesday documenting social trends regarding North Korean leadership.
Interviews with North Korean defectors to South Korea have suggested decreasing confidence in Supreme leader Kim Jong Un and his family since the beginning of the last decade.
Between 2011 and 2015, approximately 42.6% of escapees said they had a negative opinion of the Kim family. From 2016 to 2020, that number increased to approximately 55%, the report claims.
“Negative public sentiments toward the ‘Paektu bloodline’-based leadership system have been increasing, and this perception appears to be gaining traction since Kim Jong-un assumed power (in late 2011),” the report reads, according to Yonhap News Agency.
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RELATED: US-North Korea Arms Control Talks or Denuclearization? Analysts Are Divided
TOPSHOT – This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2024, and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 3, 2024, shows an anti-aircraft missile test-fire in the West Sea of Korea
Published February 7, 2024
WASHINGTON —
As Pyongyang continues to enhance its nuclear and missile programs while refusing to engage with Washington, analysts are divided on whether the U.S. should continue pursuing denuclearization or consider possible arms control options.
North Korea has been escalating tensions in the region with missile launches and threats to occupy South Korea if war breaks out.
Its latest launch came on Friday. The country test-fired what it called a new type of anti-aircraft missile and conducted “a cruise missile super-large warhead power test” off its west coast, according to state media KCNA.
It was the fourth cruise missile test of the year, after the launch of a hypersonic inter-range ballistic missile on Jan. 14.
