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Daily NK has learned
\nthat the newly erected statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Sinuiju were
\nproduced with metal collected from residents during June this year.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>There was a campaign in June on the pretext of
\ngenerating loyalty funds. They collected copper from everyone in Sinuiju,<\/span>\u201d<\/span> a source in the city revealed to Daily NK on August 12th. <\/span>\u201c<\/span>People
\nhad no idea what it was all going to be for, but after the unveiling ceremony they realized what
\nhad been going on.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

She recalled, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>They had a campaign to gather copper- no exceptions were made; everyone
\nhad to pay in kind within a fixed period.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>
\nHowever, the metal is in short supply in North Korea, and this meant that most
\nresidents had to go out and buy their share on the open market. This caused the
\nprice of the metal to spike, and traders to respond to the resulting demand by
\nbringing in supplies from China.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

In North Korea, which
\ndoes not have a system of taxation due to having abolished it with much fanfare in the
\n1970s, residents are obliged to make offerings to the state from as early as
\nelementary school, and then throughout their adult lives. These de facto tax
\npayments may be made in goods such as gold, copper, rabbit pelts, or medicinal
\nherbs, and\/or the equivalent value in cash (calculated at market rates, not
\naccording to state prices).<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the
\nsource, the price of copper averages 9,000 KPW\/100g, but this skyrocketed to
\n13,000 KPW during the statue campaign, which<\/span> took
\nplace in all enterprises and every inminban<\/i>, or people<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s unit, in the city of 350,000 people, the sixth largest in the country.
\nThe resulting metal was then shipped to Mansudae Art Studio, which manufactured
\nthe new twin statues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Established in
\nNovember 1959, Mansudae Art Studio is famed worldwide for its high
\nquality, low budget public statuary. Operating under the direct
\noversight of the Chosun Workers’ Party Central Committee, it employs
\napproximately 3,700 people, around one hundred of whom bear the esteemed
\ntitle, “Merited Artist” or <\/span>\u201c<\/span>People<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s Artist.”<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The source claimed
\nthat the statues were formed from composite stone and then coated in a layer of
\nbronze, an alloy primarily made of copper. Customarily, cast metal sculptures
\nwould be produced by setting liquid alloy in a mold, but this is more expensive
\nand would require a significantly larger quantity of metal. Although North
\nKorea has large copper reserves in its northerly mountainous regions, these are a valuable export resource.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The twin statues are
\nsituated in the plaza in front of Sinuiju Station, surrounded by Sinuiju
\nCustoms House [the main portal to and from  Dandong], hard currency stores
\nand the Amrokgang Hotel. Needless to say, the new statues brought the region an
\neven higher level of security than previously. <\/span>\u201c<\/span>[Kim
\nJong Eun<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s] grandfather and father came along, but
\nthings also got a lot more uncomfortable,’<\/span>\u201d<\/span> as the
\nsource put it.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Before the statues came there were many
\nphotographers who could take pictures of people there to earn money, but now
\nonly the ones with state approval can visit the site to take photos for
\ncommemorative events such as weddings.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

On July 24th, Chosun
\nCentral News Agency reported on the unveiling ceremony of the new statues,
\nproclaiming, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>On November 27, Juche 34 (1945) when he was
\nexploring the un-trodden path of nation-building, Kim Il Sung exchanged
\ngreetings with people of the province at the Sinuiju City mass rally. Since
\nthat historical day he visited hundreds of units in the province on more than
\n460 occasions, indicating the tasks facing the province and ways for fulfilling
\nthem, and wisely leading the efforts to carry them out.”<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

It went on, “The
\nerection of the statues in the city represents another significant event in
\neternally glorifying the revolutionary careers and exploits of the peerless great
\nmen of Mt. Paektu and unfolding a new history of immortalizing the
\nleaders.”<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The article also cited
\nthe unveiling speech given by Kim Yong Nam, the head of the Standing Committee
\nof the Supreme People’s Assembly, who declared, “Thanks to the outstanding
\nleadership of Kim Il Sung who worked miracles by always believing in the people
\nand relying on their inexhaustible strength, power, machine-building and light
\nindustrial bases appeared in different parts of the province, a previously
\nunknown island turned into a silk island and thousands of hectares of tideland
\nwere converted into fertile fields.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>He added that on his first onsite visit to the area, Kim Jong Il <\/span>\u201c<\/span>provided energetic field guidance to it, weathering ordeals during the
\narduous march, the forced march unprecedented in history and ushering in the
\nnew era of building a thriving socialist nation.<\/span>\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily NK has learned that the newly erected statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Sinuiju were produced with metal collected from residents during June this year. \u201cThere was a campaign in June on the pretext of generating loyalty funds. 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