June 14, 2018 – A state-television station for North Korea produced a documentary of its leader’s trip to Singapore, featuring Kim Jong-un as a patriot who has arrived on the world stage.
The 42-minute video on KCTV resembles a travelogue that pays tribute to Kim’s ascent in the global conscientiousness.
The video clips provide a glimpse into the way the DPRK views the summit.
It also sheds light on the fact that Kim and his rogue nation have been isolated from seeing and participating in the rest of the world. Although Kim attended school in Switzerland as a child, he has only traveled outside of North Korea twice — to China last March and South Korea last April — since becoming the country’s “Supreme Leader” in 2011. The Singapore trip, therefore, was a big deal for him and his country.
Kim Receives a Big Send Off from Home
Kim Travels By Plane Envisioning New Economic Opportunities
In essence, the video says that Kim builds new relationships “to meet the changing demands of the time,” even while acknowledging the problems of “coexistence.”
Singapore Greets Kim Warmly
Kim Goes Sightseeing Amid Thousands of Fans in Singapore
Singapore’s Economy Appears Impressive
The Big Day: June 12
“I have received the faith of civilization,” a subtitle caption of the naratation says.
Halfway Point into the Video: Kim Meets Trump
Conclusion
For the most part, the English subtitles, provided through YouTube, do not make sense. For instance, at one point, when Kim meets President Donald Trump, the narrator says, “As Rome shrinks with me, I watched.”
Toward the end, however, it does mention a desire to achieve peace, stability and denuclearization on the “Chos?n” — Korean — Peninsula and solve the “repatriation” issue. Overall, the documentary does speak to a desire in North Korea to improve both diplomatic relations and economic opportunities at home.
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