N.Korea new leader delivers first speech at centenary parade
| Latest News |
◆DPRK stages military parade to mark centennial of Kim Il Sung's birth
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) staged massive celebrations in Pyongyang's main square on April 15 with a grand military parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung.
◆N. Korea holds national meeting celebrating centenary birthday of Kim Il Sung
North Korea held a national meeting at Kim Il Sung Stadium here on April 14 to celebrate the centenary birthday of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.
| View Points |
Experts' opinions:
 |
Zheng Hao, political commentator: North Korea did not surprise us with its advanced military techniques at the military parade. However, I think we should pay more attention to its political meaning. The parade has shown us that the country's change in government leadership is complete. Now, Kim Jong-un should address the world. |
 |
Hu Xijin, Editor-in-chief of Global Times: Kim Jong-un spoke publicly for first time at the military parade. The DPRK government publicly admitted their satellite launch failure on April 13. This kind of openness was impossible in the past. Kim Jong-un is very young, which means he has more political courage and pursuits to reform. I hope the DPRK can get on the road to reform and opening up in the future. |
 |
Zhang Youhua, military expert: Kim Jong-un will insist on the Songun Policy in North Korea, which means he will continue with his country’s arms expansion program until his power is strong and steady. With the support of the military, his position will become steady in a short amount of time. |
Weibo Voices:
@丫头: North Korea is a mysterious country, but what I do know about it is that its spirit of not being afraidd of stronger powers and its persistence is worthy of learningto learn. Success is the outcome of f the experiences from numerous failures, and only when there is an accumulation of quantity can there be a leap incan things get a leap of quality - our own country has also experienced this in the same waye same way!
@CHIHOP: North Korea, despite of its isolation fromagainst the world, is admirable because of its ceaseless national spirit when it comes toof self-improvement. It remindscalls me ofthat the founders of the People's Republic of China who laid a strong base for the country's prosperity when it was in suchin such a tough and poor situation.
@小资君君: I saw the parade in North Korea from the reviewing stand this morning. The scene was extremely grand and overwhelming. I was really touched when the entire square started cheering the leader's name, and all the foreigners applauded when Kim Jong-un showed his appreciation with the palms of hands clasped together.
@xrz: Theire parade is no more than a ceremony or a formal event, and while I sawfound a strong signals, in it -North Korea is opening its window towards the world. But whether it's necessary or not, I'm afraid that when the myth of a certain figure is broken, Kim Jong-un, with his current experience and age, willould not be able to avoid any problemsdisturbance without the helps from hisfrom the senior officials from the previouslast generations.
@氷葑絕戀: Although North Korea is poor, it has never forgotten itsthe aim of unity, and it dares to resist those unequal oppressions and sanctions.
| About Kim Il-sung |
 |
Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean communist politician who ruled North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death. He was also the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea from 1949 to 1994 (titled as chairman from 1949 to 1966 and as general secretary after 1966). His tenure as leader of North Korea has often been described as autocratic, and he established an all-pervasive cult of personality. From the mid-1960s, he promoted his self-developed Juche variant of communist national organization. In the Library of Congress Country Study on North |
| Korea in 2009, he was described as "one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century". He outlived Joseph Stalin by four decades, Mao Zedong by two, and remained in power during the terms of office of six South Korean presidents, ten U.S. presidents, and twenty-one Japanese prime ministers. Following his death in 1994, he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il, who in turn was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-un. North Korea officially refers to Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" (Suryong in Korean 수령) and he is designated in the constitution as the country's "Eternal President". His birthday is a public holiday in North Korea. |
|
| Related Reports |
