Just before releasing his comments on King, KCNA made a statement criticizing the discussion of Pyongyang’s rights record at the United Nations, calling the US an “anti-people empire of evils, completely destroyed by all kinds of social evils”. Corrupted from”.
“Not satisfied with perpetuating and promoting rampant racial discrimination, gun-related crimes, child abuse and forced labor in its own society, the US has imposed unethical human rights standards on other countries and internal Has created unrest and confusion.”
Vladimir Tikhonov, a professor of Korean studies at the University of Oslo, told AFP that because King is “black, I think he has some propaganda value for the North Koreans”.
He added, “White racism and the mistreatment of blacks is a point that North Korean propaganda has traditionally emphasized at all times since the Korean War, so King could be used to amplify this message.”
The king’s crossing of the border comes at a time when relations between the two Koreas are at an all-time low, diplomacy has stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increased weapons development, including tactical nuclear weapons.