{"id":64501,"date":"2025-08-22T11:46:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=64501"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:48:44","slug":"north-korea-reinforces-two-hostile-states-narrative-in-police-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-reinforces-two-hostile-states-narrative-in-police-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea reinforces &#8220;two hostile states&#8221; narrative in police briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"grid-cols-1 grid gap-2.5 [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 !gap-3.5\">\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">North Korea has doubled down on its &#8220;two hostile states narrative&#8221; in a recent lecture delivered to senior police officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;A message from Kim Jong Un reaffirming the Party&#8217;s official theory and position on North-South relations was delivered during a lecture for key officials in the Ministry of Social Security early this month,&#8221; a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Kim&#8217;s message made it crystal clear that South Korea is a hostile state, a separate nation, and a foreign country. According to the message, reunification is only possible if South Korea follows the path of national autonomy\u2014something it cannot do while serving as a vassal state of the US. Therefore, South Korea must be occupied by force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">The message also emphasized that police officers need to fully grasp this situation, closely monitor public sentiment, and work hand-in-hand with <em>inminban<\/em> (neighborhood watch unit) leaders to ensure this position is explained to all citizens, both adults and children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">In the message, Kim offered modest praise for South Korea&#8217;s current administration under President Lee Jae-myung, noting that &#8220;not all South Korean officials are the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">The message explained that South Korea&#8217;s current president belongs to the Democratic Party, just like former president Moon Jae-in, who once addressed Pyongyang citizens at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, and former presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, who reached significant agreements with North Korea. The Democratic Party, the message stated, has always worked for friendship, unity, and peace since the era of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\"><em>Warning against ideological softening<\/em><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">However, the message warned that whitewashing North-South relations simply because South Korea&#8217;s current president is from the Democratic Party would constitute an anti-state action that goes against the party&#8217;s fundamental line. Any comments that misrepresent the nature of North-South relations will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;The message sternly warned that those who don&#8217;t understand the ever-changing nature of North-South relations must not create discord with the Central Committee, as that could create an opening for enemies hidden within our midst. In the lecture, beat police officers were instructed to relay this message to all citizens, without exception, by the end of the month,&#8221; the source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">After the lecture, a heavy silence filled the room, with some senior ministry officials present cautiously admitting to feelings of &#8220;ideological confusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;People yearned for reunification during the rule of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and their hearts overflowed with the ambition of passing down a single united fatherland to future generations. That&#8217;s why they&#8217;ve been so puzzled by these orders to treat South Korea like a foreign country. Many officers hinted at their own sadness when talking about how ordinary citizens must find the current situation heartbreaking,&#8221; the source said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20250819-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea has doubled down on its &#8220;two hostile states narrative&#8221; in a recent lecture delivered to senior police officers. &#8220;A message from Kim Jong Un reaffirming the Party&#8217;s official theory and position on North-South relations was delivered during a lecture for key officials in the Ministry of Social Security early this month,&#8221; a source [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":64347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,681],"tags":[2024,750,769,791,1203],"class_list":["post-64501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-politics","tag-unification","tag-kim-il-sung","tag-kim-jong-il","tag-police","tag-ministry-of-social-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>North Korea reinforces &quot;two hostile states&quot; 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