Having finished the 150-Day Battle on the 16th, the North Korean authorities have finally announced the details of an oft-rumored new campaign, the “100-Day Battle,” which starts today, the 22nd.
The Central Committee of the Chosun Workers’ Party declared in a notice, “The 150-Day Battle will go down in our people’s revolutionary history and its splendid results will remain with us for a long time. Now, the Party is calling the people to the 100-Day Battle.”
An inside source said in a telephone interview with the Daily NK yesterday, “Ahead of the harvest this year, North Korea is starting the 100-Day Battle on the 22nd. In the past, we commuted between the collective farm and our homes, but this time the authorities are saying that we should stay on the farm.”
The 100-Day Battle will be completed on December 30th.
The Workers’ Party emphasized, “The 100-Day Battle is an aggressive war to prepare footholds by which to accomplish a great victory next year, the 65th year of the founding of the Party, and to enter the strong and prosperous state in 2012.”
But Daily NK’s source confirmed the truth, “During the 150-Day Battle, many construction projects were suspended due to a lack of construction materials. Since the 150-Day Battle failed, they are trying to repeat it. There is no other reason.”
Regarding farm support activities, the source said, “People say that the growing season did not go well this year, so food prices in the jangmadang are rising. The authorities have instructed sellers not to fix rice prices at more than 2,000 won per kilo.” He pointed out, therefore, “In this situation, it’s going to be hard to see remarkable fruits coming from farm support activities.”
