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Dear Comrade the Leader Episode 347

3.1.3. Wealth created through bold openness, intensive investment, and foresight

If you look at the modern and contemporary world history, there are quite a number of dictators who revived poor countries by implementing policies of choice and concentration after monopolizing all power alone, and Korea is one of the representative examples.

However, among the numerous development dictators, only Kim Jung-hwan is mentioned and treated as exceptionally special. The role played by an individual named Kim Jeong-hwan in the history of economic development in North Korea is simply a political leader who supported challenging entrepreneurs and attracted foreign investment [42] because it is more than

[42] Of course, it goes without saying that this is by no means easy.

The system and operation of this state-led economic development model were benchmarked against Japanese and, more closely, South Korean compatriots whose effectiveness had already been verified, but there was one crucial difference from that of Korea.

The fact is that in the 1970s, there was no dictator with an undisputed foresight named Kim Jung-hwan in Korea.

Kim Jeong-hwan himself was directly involved in the investment management and increase of the national wealth as a politician, business man, and entrepreneur, and achieved incredible results, It was based on insight into the high-tech industry, which is cross-verifiable and is excellent even in terms of objective standards.

Narrowly, from the importance of disseminating IT infrastructure, to finance, aircraft, consumer electronics, data engineering, and drones.

And all the companies that Jung-hwan Kim decided to establish and invest in, and sometimes even the direction of R&D, are now leading companies boasting huge sales in each field, creating tens of thousands of jobs and supporting the economy of the South and the North. making a great contribution to

As a joke, it is even said that ‘the greatest sacrifice that Kim Jeong-hwan made for the Republic was not giving up on hereditary work, but rather being satisfied with an elected civil servant position with an annual salary of 320 million won with such investment insight and ability for the rest of his life’. No further explanation will be needed.

Even former President Park Chung-hee, another superman in the South, who was often compared with a time interval of 10 years, did not perform at the level of a one-man show like this. It is a characteristic that cannot be found in any other world leader.

However, at the same time, it was a necessary capability above all else for the leader of North Korea in the early stages of opening, which was undergoing compressed growth.

[43] Whether by chance or necessity, North Korea’s industrial structure is quite complementary to that of South Korea. Thanks to this, it is a bonus that workers and companies in both systems, who were living under one roof due to overlapping industrial investment between the two Koreas, were able to avoid a fight over jobs and market share.

[44] Actually, there is a reason that this is to avoid competition with Korea, which has already dominated the field first, but… … .

3.1.3. Abolition of political prison camps.

Kim Jung-hwan’s right to prevent permanent blackmail 2.

Refer to the North Korean/Political Prison Camps section for the reality of North Korea’s political prison camps and kyohwaso before Kim Jeong-hwan took office, represented by ‘Aoji’.

Some people say that it was not Kim Jung-hwan’s contribution, but keep in mind that the removal of political prison camps was inevitable because of the international community’s point of view after reform and opening up. Even the infamous Soviet Gulag (although it was reduced in intensity after Stalin’s death) certainly survived until the collapse of the Soviet Union!

Of course, as written in the negative evaluation item at the bottom, Kim Jung-hwan also ran his own camp called Kwanliso No. 23, and the legendary notoriety about this kwanliso was falsified. It spread, but… … .

Later, as the reality of the former Labor Correctional Center and the Total Control Zone became known little by little, the intensity of the criticism against Kim Jung-hwan greatly decreased, resulting in [45][46] criticism at the Singapore level (?).

[45] Rather than catching and killing dissidents, it is a level of legal annihilation from society by filing charges or fines.

[46] Of course, in that mental harassment is also bullying, opinions may differ from person to person.

3.1.4. New territories and subjugation of the population due to the victory in the Northern Manchurian War.

For more details, see the North Manchurian War, Yanbian Special Self-Governing Province / Participation in the relevant items before independence.

From the perspective of the Korean people, that is, the Korean people living in the Korean Peninsula and its annexed territories, it can be summarized as an unprecedented act of incitement to the Chinese Communist Party and the majority of Chinese people.

However, from a thoroughly ethnocentristic perspective, the fact that it was not the 20th century, when the imperialist powers swept the world, but in this 21st century, expanded the territory and greatly expanded the area of activity and influence of the Korean people with great time and effort in the 21st century. It cannot be a clear achievement, apart from others.

The current joint project of excavating the Balhae city, the Baekdusan National Park project, and the Eurasian railway connection project, which are currently being pursued jointly by North and South Korea, would not have been possible without Kim Jeong-hwan’s long-term view of the Yanbian region and national efforts for a long time. [47]

And as a result, [48] under the pretext of receiving international recognition that it is a civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and Koreans, not a war of aggression, a territory close to Kyushu (36,782㎢) among the four major Japanese islands was newly incorporated into the territory of the Korean people. In addition, the population was also added close to 3 million, greatly increasing national competitiveness.

[47] There was an opinion that no matter which leader came to power, depending on the economic development of North Korea, the subjugation of Yanbian would have been natural. There is strength in the claim that it had

[48] Of course, the long-standing situation of China itself, national absurdity, and discrimination also played a part.

3.2. negative evaluation

3.2.1. After all, a successful development dictator.

The above photo is an impressive poster for the 1991 Supreme People’s Assembly Delegate Election, with the phrase ‘Let’s all vote for the establishment of the three major routes and reform and opening up!’ [49]

For a long time under Kim Jung-hwan, the people had to hold elections without anonymity and independence, just like in the Kim Il-sung regime, and as Kim Jong-hwan himself admitted, he did not try to fix it for a long time in order to maintain his power.

It is true that he was economically competent, but looking at the 3S policies such as the World Cup and the opening of the professional game league during the Kim Jeong-hwan era, and propaganda conducted mainly by the propaganda and agitation department, it is true that he showed the appearance of a typical development dictator who established the legitimacy of his administration based on the results of economic development. It is an undeniable fact.

[49] In others, it is often thought that these posters were not produced during the Kim Jeong-hwan era because of the current image of Kim Jung-hwan.

3.2.1.1. Planned and intelligent crushing of democracy

In the early days of his administration, the Ministry of Public Security used the Ministry of Public Security to actively suppress the active democracy demanding forces represented by the Hak Chongryon, perhaps even when most North Koreans did not even know what democracy was.

Some argue that it is okay because they suppressed it with relatively ‘moderate’ methods, such as inducing division between democratization forces or Kwanliso No. 23, rather than suppressing it with violence like the new military commander, who was a senior (?) of South Korea. Since it is a more moderate method of suppression compared to the anti-communist office in Namyeong-dong or Namyeong-dong, should Korean dictators also be defended?

Circumstances that attempted to exert influence not only on North Korea’s democracy but also on the South Korean presidential election process whenever necessary through missile launches were found. . [50]

Thanks to this, even to this day, the pro-Park forces re-examined Park Geum-hye as a ‘unfortunate victim’ and downgraded Noh Yun-hyeon, who was elected as a fisherman, to a ‘communist controlled by Kim Jeong-hwan’ [51].

[50] In addition, for some reason, Kim Jung-hwan frequently showed dislike or reluctance to Park Geum-hye in private on several occasions. So, as someone who grew up in a sexist North Korea, there were many rumors that he was misogynistic.

[51] Of course, North Korea was in a state of separation from communism in the past as well as now, so it is an accusation that is out of focus.

3.2.1.2. Forcing workers to make sacrifices for rapid economic growth, consequently inducing bias in wealth.

It is also a problem related to the ‘repression of democracy’ in the above paragraph. Similar to other developing countries, North Korea achieved its current development through the unspeakable sacrifice, labor, and wage exploitation of lower-class manual workers, and Kim Jeong-hwan was well aware of this problem.

However, similar to the above criticism, they tried to make amends with temporary salary increases, etc. Each time, they followed Korea to make labor laws imitating the Minimum Wage Act and the Labor Standards Act, but they were rarely followed during the period of economic growth.

And the chaebol conglomerates represented by the ‘Thames River’ [52], including the establishment groups who monopolized some of the wealth that grew while receiving the privileges of the government, Union, Ssangwoo group, preferential group, and, of course, the modern group (in bold) [52] Similarly, it exacerbates the problem of concentration of wealth. [53]

[52] However, although the power of the river Thames was only for a moment, there is an objection that it is unfair to pass this problem on to Kim Jeong-hwan, as there is a clear history of indirect confrontation with Kim Jeong-hwan of the highest dignity.

[53] However, with the exception of very few such as modern groups, Kim Jung-hwan strongly blocked hereditary powers and is gradually changing into a professional management system.

3.2.2. Continuous and planned sabotage of China, China relations due to inducing conflict, deterioration of the long-term security environment

Even in 2020, as this document is being written, despite the fact that several years have passed since diplomatic relations were restored, the North Korean embassy in Beijing is strictly guarded by public security forces, and stones and Molotov cocktails are constantly being blown into the Shanghai consulate. .

Even if diplomatic relations are barely restored, even after four years have passed since the end of the war, Korea-China-North Korea-China relations are still very tough, and in particular, at the private level, ‘At the point in time when they stole our Chinese territory, the Koreans, regardless of the North and the South, surpassed the former Japanese Empire for a thousand years. It is so harsh that it can be summarized in the words ‘intellectual (千年之敵)’. [54]

[54] In fact, the former Japanese Empire did not permanently subjugate its territory, although it caused enormous property damage and casualties on mainland China throughout the Sino-Japanese War.

The Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) (and the Korean administration) did not participate in the war in North Manchuria either then or now, and maintains the official position of a civil war between the Korean-Chinese and the Chinese central government.

During the North Manchurian War, students from North Korea as well as South Korea suffered indescribable humiliation or assault from the surrounding Chinese as ‘aggressors’, and most of them returned to their home countries as if fleeing to their home countries. [55]

[55] Recognizing this problem late, the diplomatic authorities of the two Koreas issued a warning to travel to China and study abroad, but it was no different than repairing a barn after losing a cow. only planted on the Chinese side.

Experts predict that it will take at least 15 years for Chinese exports and trade to recover to pre-war levels, as Chinese sentiment toward Korea continues to this day.

Even though China is currently in a chaotic situation due to various socio-economic adverse events and the spread of the coronavirus since the early 2000s, the deteriorating relations with a large country with a population of 1.4 billion will not have a good effect on the security environment of the entire Korean Peninsula in the long term.

Right now, the Hu Jintao administration’s strategy to restore diplomatic relations and maintain peace by recognizing new borders is questionable whether that will be the case in 30 or 40 years.

3.2.3. Negative evaluation/rebuttal

3.2.3.1. Opposition to the North Manchurian War: The North Manchurian War has an aspect of self-defense between Kim Jeong-hwan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Let’s remember that one of the main factors in the North Manchurian War was the ‘suspicion’ of Jang Song-thaek’s assassination.

And, given the various circumstances, it is constantly being revealed that Jang Sung-taek was working undercover to overthrow the Kim Jung-hwan regime with the support of China.

A diplomatic document recently decided to be released by General Secretary Hyun Young-sook mentions ‘multiple, multi-year espionage on the Chinese side’. you mean the bottom?

In any country, any attempt to overthrow the regime is an act of hostility that does not make sense to declare war immediately, and Chairman Kim Yong-geon also mentioned this in the armistice negotiations in Geneva.

Moreover, leaving aside these moral issues and looking at purely from a purely national strategic point of view, not only in Korea, which has been a pro-American country for a long time, but also in North Korea, which is gradually taking a pro-US state, China is an enemy, a typical neighbour, who should always clarify its attitude at any time. close to the relationship.

In the above ‘negative evaluation’ paragraph, Kim Jung-hwan criticizes the private and public relations and security of public relations and security by starting a war that should not have been fought out of self-interest.

Rather, in the North-Manchurian War, the powers of the South and North Koreas and the Korean Peninsula gained a buffer zone called Yanbian, so even if there was another war with China in the future, it would be a great way to separate a large part of the war from the mainland of the Korean Peninsula, where productivity and population are concentrated, and to buy time to respond. Having gained a strategic advantage, the accusation that Kim Jung-hwan’s attempt to subjugate Yanbian worsened security does not make sense.

4. Sayings

-Damn, dictators of other countries use their treasury to fill their own money, but I use my own money to fill the treasury.

(1989, known to have been said at the time of the establishment of Peony Holdings. Not sure.)

-… … I have no intention of morally judging your country’s aggression. I have no interest in anything other than the damage suffered by my republic or the people.

(at a meeting with President Bush, George Herbert Walker, 1991)

– We will surely win. I will prove that this victory today is by no means a one-time, temporary victory. (omitted) We must punish that gang of Chinese imperialists who set foot in the mountains of our motherland on this land!

(2015, right after the victory in an aerial battle at the border during the North Manchurian War)

-… … One day, the negative impression placed on the word people will disappear, and it may be used as the original pure meaning of the people.

(From his retirement speech in 2018)

5. Appearance Medium

Shiri (1999): A fairly early appearance. Although it is a supporting role in the content, it still shows the mysterious and insidious impression that the Korean people have about Kim Jung-hwan right after the inter-Korean compromise.

Iron Man in the Frozen (2008): KTBC, a work in which Kim Jung-hwan appeared as the main character in earnest, and was produced in an era when the image of Kim Jung-hwan was gradually improving, so it is quite ambitious but full of patriotism for the motherland, etc. The positive side is illuminated, but… … I’ve heard a lot of back stories about whether the work reflects the pro-North Korea stance of the Roh Yun-hyeon regime, apparently due to the explosion of the missile crisis.

Answer me 1997 (2012): A TV screen in a flashback scene, and briefly appeared in the current background in 2012.

House of Kim (2016): Produced by Netflix, produced up to the current season 4, and shows the image of Kim Jung-hwan seen in the Western world. The first scene where he says he enjoys reading Plato’s Theory of the State is impressive.

6. Family Relations

Father: Kim Il-sung (deceased)

Mother: Kim Myung-ae (deceased) Served as the president of the Korean Women’s League and the Association for the Promotion of the Rights of the Disabled. Kim Jung-hwan usually expressed his longing for his mother, and he seemed to be emotionally close.

Spouse: Hye-rim Yoo (Relationship)

Children: Hyein Yoo (currently living in the US)

7. Digression.

In this document, access from Georgetown University IP in Washington, USA has been confirmed.

Gaiden, Wikipedia: Kim Jeong-hwan (Wan)

#writer’s words

This is the end of the Junghwan Kim wiki.

Originally, I was going to write one more episode, but I ended up with 4 episodes because it seemed to consume too much mental power and there were a lot of meaningless stretches.

It would have been nice if I had prepared more and started, but it was a side story that left me with a lot of regret and regret when I thought it was easy.

Also, I guess I’m still a very inexperienced writer.

Next Monday is a holiday.

Although the platform is also a holiday due to a temporary holiday… … More importantly, I think the next episode will be the last one, so I’m going to prepare a little bit and write it so that I don’t have the same regrets as this one.

Everyone, take good care of your health in the hot weather, and we will return to our last outing.