A culture war is brewing in North Korea. It shows Kim Jong Un’s deepest fear
Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did something none of his predecessors dared to do: He admitted that his country is in crisis. A grim reality may have left him little choice. The hermit kingdom is reeling from sanctions, natural disasters, famine and the covid-19 pandemic. And since life in North Korea looks likely to get even worse in the months ahead, the regime is doubling down on its efforts to prevent the flow of outside information into the country.
At the end of 2020, North Korea passed a slew of new laws to rein in what it calls “reactionary ideology and culture.”… Seguir leyendo »