North's guide recognizes the former mentor about Annivesary of Death

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recognized the grave of Hyon Chol-Hae, a former high-ranking advisor to the Ministry of National Defense and Marshal of the Korean Volks Army and Kims Mentor, on the third anniversary of his death.
This visit is interpreted as an attempt to emphasize Kim's image as the leader, who appreciates people by staging Hyon three generations of Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un and at the same time encouraged the loyalty of the population.
The state-run Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday that Kim visited the day before at the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery in Sinmi-Ri in Sinmi-Ri and “offered a flower”.
The paper published a photo of Kim that knelt in front of a tombstone inscribed with “Comrade Hyon Chol Hae” and put a single red flower in front of it.
The paper also contained a lengthy article entitled “The noble affection of the dear General Secretary Kim Jong-Un, the comrade Hyon Chol Hae”, which highlighted Hyon's contributions and emphasized the loyalty to Kim.
Hyon, who died on May 19, 2022 at the age of 87, was a closer confidante by Kim Jong-il and an important military figure. He had great positions such as a member of the political office and the central military commission of the Koreas Workers' Party and is considered the “mentor of successor training”, who helped Kim Jong-un to consolidate control of the military during his care as an inheritance.
At the time of Hyon's death, North Korea honored him by publishing a handwritten letter from Kim: “This Jong-un has never forgotten the comrade Hyon Chol Hae for a moment and was also published by Kim's presence at Hyons Sterbeett.

In this picture, a documentary about Hyon Chol-Hae, former high-ranking consultant of the Ministry of National Defense and Marshal of the Korean Volks Army, was recorded, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, while reading Hyon [YONHAP]

Experts interpret the emphasis on the “loyal topics” as a strategy of Kim in order to lead loyalty through effective emotional attraction.
North Korea, which is viewed as another example of this strategy as a ship of the Aegis-Class-Class-according to anti-Japanese partisan and founding figure Choe Hyon.
The Rodong Sinmun referred to the Choe Hyun ship on Thursday and described Choe, who was “a revolutionary soldier who had absolutely praised the highest leader as a life elixir of his life” and asked today's citizens to live with similar dedication like Kim Jong-un.
“It is an attempt to promote Kim Jong-un loyalty by emphasizing that loyalists are treated with special respect,” said Oh Gyeong-Seob, researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification. “It can be seen as a kind of emotional government that is for Kim Jong-un to create a leadership style that differs from its predecessors.”

The 5,000-ton multi-purpose destroyer Choe Hyun can be seen during a ceremony for its exhibition at the Nampo Shipyard in North Korea on April 25th. [YONHAP]

In the meantime, North Korea continues to take measures to separate the interkorean bonds under Kim Jong -Un “Two of hostile states” policy.
North Korea recently replaced the sign of “Tongilgak” on the north side of the joint security area in Panmunjom. “Tongil” is the Korean word for the association.
“North Korea removed the Tongilgak sign in January last year and installed the Pajunongwan sign on August 11,” said an official of the Ministry of Association.
Tongilgak was a conference facility that was built in August 1985 at the command of Kim Jong-il. There the second summit between former President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-UN also took place on May 26, 2018.

Translated from the Joongang Ilbo with generative AI and edited by Korea Joongang Daily Staff.
By Chung Yeong-Gyo, Lee Yu-Jung [[email protected]]