State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade



State Media Review State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm Seung-Yeon Chung April 30, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un speaks to Ri Pyong Chol, a newly reinstated military official, and Jo Yong Won at a 90th KPRA founding celebratory banquet \| Image: KCTV (April 12, 2022) This week, North Korea celebrated the founding anniversary of the country’s armed forces with a massive military parade. The country had prepared for the event since at least early February, trotting out hundreds of different Korean People’s Army (KPA) units, long-range missiles and other weapons technology. North Korea aimed to achieve two likely goals with the parade. First, the country showed off thier military capabilities in an effort to project strength abroad and show Kim Jong Un’s confidence amid recent state media reports of a “food crisis” and other issues. Second, Kim sent a message Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

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State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm

Seung-Yeon Chung April 30, 2022

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

Kim Jong Un speaks to Ri Pyong Chol, a newly reinstated military official, and Jo Yong Won at a 90th KPRA founding celebratory banquet | Image: KCTV (April 12, 2022)

This week, North Korea celebrated the founding anniversary of the country’s armed forces with a massive military parade. The country had prepared for the event since at least early February, trotting out hundreds of different Korean People’s Army (KPA) units, long-range missiles and other weapons technology.

North Korea aimed to achieve two likely goals with the parade. First, the country showed off thier military capabilities in an effort to project strength abroad and show Kim Jong Un’s confidence amid recent state media reports of a “food crisis” and other issues. Second, Kim sent a message

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

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