{"id":40188,"date":"2019-03-31T09:59:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T00:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=40188"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:45:27","slug":"potential-kim-jong-un-visit-to-samjiyon-local-residents-clean-up-roads-and-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/potential-kim-jong-un-visit-to-samjiyon-local-residents-clean-up-roads-and-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Kim Jong Un visit to Samjiyon: Local residents clean up roads and railways"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40189\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Jong Un in Samjiyon in October 2018\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0-\uac74\uc124\ud604\uc7a5-\ubc29\ubb38-633x420.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Jong Un in Samjiyon in October 2018. Image: KCNA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparations are underway for an apparent visit to Samjiyon County in Ryanggang Province by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in Ryanggang Province reported that road and railway repairs and cleaning have been ongoing for almost two weeks on routes heading from Hyesan to Samjiyon. These repairs and cleaning activities are now in their final stages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hyesan People Committee has been monitoring the areas assigned to each enterprise and agency to repair and\/or clean, the source said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean roads are in poor condition in general and repairs are needed to deal with the cracks that emerge during the cold winter weather. The trees near railways are being trimmed and the gravel underneath the railway tracks is being leveled out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the Land and Transportation Department of the Hyesan People\u2019s Committee managed the repairs and cleaning activities, which began two weeks earlier than in past years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visits to Samjiyon by Kim Jong Un have been frequent due to the mass modernization project occurring in the area. The Hyesan People\u2019s Committee mobilized various enterprises and schools in the area to manage specific areas of railways or roads stretching from Hyesan to Samjiyon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFactories and enterprises as well as farms were mobilized to handle their own specific sections,\u201d said a separate source in Ryanggang Province. \u201cPeople\u2019s committee cadres monitored the activities and even took photos to record the work that had been done.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that the photos were used to report on the progress in cleaning and repairs to the central government, and locals believe that the need for the photos is because a visit by Kim Jong Un to the area is imminent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim has not traveled a great deal since the end of the US-North Korean summit in February, except for making an appearance during the Supreme People\u2019s Assembly (SPA) elections on March 10 and recently attending a rally for company commanders and political advisers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim may be planning to visit the massive modernization project in Samjiyon to show off his efforts to \u201cpush through head-on\u201d against international sanctions, which are still in place as denuclearization negotiations have fallen into limbo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim visited Samjiyon in August 2018 and emphasized the Samjiyon modernization project as a way to \u201covercome\u201d the sanctions, saying, \u201cThe sanctions and chokehold on our country by our enemies are creating difficulties for the progress of socialism,\u201d and that \u201cwe are creating a miracle of history even in the most difficult of conditions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, Kim visited Samjiyon multiple times and local residents in Hyesan and Samjiyon were mobilized en masse to work on road repairs and cleaning in advance of a visit by Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae In to the area that took place after the two leaders\u2019 Pyongyang summit. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparations are underway for an apparent visit to Samjiyon County in Ryanggang Province by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 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