Following the death of Kim Jong Il, the former North Korean president, and Kim's father, in December 2011, the entire North Korean regime came under the leadership of 28 - year - old Kim. Initially, many questioned how Kim was going to handle this great responsibility at this young age. But, what happened was different. North Korea is a country that keeps all its internal affairs a military secret. This increased many times during Kim's rule.
Kim erected an iron curtain around North Korea so that the nations of the world would not know what was happening in North Korea. Moreover, Kim has also shaped an unintelligible image of herself over these 10 years. Because of this, Kim is now positioning himself as the most powerful leader in the world. These are the major events that have taken place during the last 10 years of Kim's rule
Missile test and US conflict
After Kim's rule, North Korea went to great lengths to transform itself into a world power. In order to do that, the missile landed in tests. This led to intense conflict between the US and North Korea. The United States has imposed various sanctions on North Korea. Moreover, North Korea was isolated from the nations of the world.
This was followed by North Korean President Kim Jong-Un joining peace efforts with former US President Trump. As a first step, Kim met with South Korean President Moon Ji-in. The meeting between former US President Trump and Kim took place as a historic event. Kim met Trump on the North Korean border. This made Trump the first US president to enter North Korea.
Corona 'non-existent' North Korea?
This is as per an official of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea. In his words: "I believe that if the U.S. rather more audaciously proposes providing its vaccines, momentum could be created to bring North Korea back to talks." Since last year, the country has imposed a strict border lockdown and claimed coronavirus-free. It seems a global vaccine distribution platform assigned doses of vaccines to the North, but Pyongyang has not yet responded. In the official's opinion, the North might have expected some benefits in the form of easing sanctions. Over the past four years, it exercised restraint on testing its nuclear and long-range missiles and had hoped for some reward.
North Korea will keep all its internal affairs a military secret. The nations of the world do not so easily know the true state of what is going on there. The media also operates under state control. Even when the corona plague is rampant around the world, the true details of the epidemic are still unknown to the world.
How many Strengths of the army
For the past 10 years, Kim has led several military parades to show the world the strength of his weapons and missiles.
North Korea is in the grip of drought
Following the corona spread, North Korea completely closed its borders. In particular, North Korea was plunged into famine by the suspension of trade with China, the US embargo, and flood damage. Earlier this year, Kim Jong-Un acknowledged this and apologized to the people of the country.
Controversy over Kim's health
The US media reported that Kim had undergone heart surgery in early April, following which his health deteriorated. Kim, however, appeared at successive public events and implicitly denied the allegations, saying she was fine.
Controversial deaths
In 2013, Kim's uncle Zhang-Sang Taek was reportedly killed on Kim's orders for treason.
Kim Jong Il's eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, is thought to be the next political heir to the presidency. He was expelled from North Korea in 2003. He has since been sharply critical of the North Korean government.
In this case, Kim Jong-Un's brother Kim Jong Nam was mysteriously murdered in 2017 at the Kuala Lumpur airport in the Malaysian capital. It was widely rumored that Kim Jong-Un was behind the assassination.
The North Korean government has arrested 22-year-old Otto Vampire from the United States for allegedly spying for North Korea. He was later released after various negotiations. But Otto Vampire, who arrived in the United States, died a few months later. This affair also caused trouble for Kim.
In addition, human rights groups have criticized the Kim regime for the high number of executions.
Kim empowering sister
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean President Kim, has been known in the country for the past ten years as the next most powerful person after Kim. Ever since Kim was elected president, he has been handing over key responsibilities in politics to his sister Kim Yoo Jang.
In fact, news about North Korean President Kim and information about North Korea is often not delivered directly to the field. Kim is best known to the world through news reports from the American media, the international media, and the South Korean media. As such, it is unreasonable to claim that this is Kim's true image. Even when contrary to virtue.
However, apart from the controversy that the media puts on Kim, we can see that Kim has taken the country on a path of development over the past 10 years, overcoming various sanctions. International observers say there is no denying that Kim has taken North Korea to the next level of scientific development and agriculture. However, 'Is Kim good or bad?' - This question alone will remain unanswered.
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