{"id":263095,"date":"2026-06-02T01:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/02\/kim-jong-uns-new-era-is-north-korea-preparing-for-war\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T01:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:25:16","slug":"kim-jong-uns-new-era-is-north-korea-preparing-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/02\/kim-jong-uns-new-era-is-north-korea-preparing-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong-un&#8217;s New Era: Is North Korea Preparing for War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplebox\">\n<div class=\"simplebox-content\" video_30326 data-idxno=\"30326\" data-type=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer;\" encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HBG26oPkZnU\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(The CEN News \/ Reporter Chu Jaeyeon) North Korea used the 9th Party Congress to set the course for a \\&#8221;Kim Jong Un 2.0\\&#8221; era and carried out a broad institutional overhaul. The regime appears to be discarding the inherited rhetoric of unification and national solidarity to build a political fortress aimed at cementing four generations of Kim family rule. Through the analysis of North Korea expert Dr. Lee Young-jong, we examine how the country\u2019s power map was reorganized after the 9th Party Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The congress\u2019 core move was to enshrine the doctrine of two hostile states in the constitution. Chairman Kim Jong Un removed the concepts of \\&#8221;the nation\\&#8221; and \\&#8221;unification\\&#8221; that had appeared in party documents since Kim Il Sung\u2019s era. Analysts interpret this as reframing South Korea not as compatriots but as the principal enemy, giving Pyongyang a legal and rhetorical pretext for military provocations while underscoring its claim to independent sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>The delegates also deleted idealized socialist welfare provisions. For years, North Korean propaganda touted free healthcare and a tax-free society, but in practice the health system has collapsed to the point that patients must buy medicines and syringes at informal markets. The constitutional revision strips away that fiction and signals an attempt to present North Korea as a \\&#8221;normal\\&#8221; state. Observers say this both acknowledges the regime\u2019s failure to guarantee citizens\u2019 welfare and provides a rationale for tighter internal control under the banners of law and national defense.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Yo-jong, once dubbed the \\&#8221;Baekdu Princess\\&#8221; and long seen as exercising real power behind the scenes, has seen her prominence shift. State media and staged photographs increasingly place Kim Ju-ae at the center while pushing Kim Yo-jong toward the margins \u2014 a recurring \\&#8221;corner princess\\&#8221; staging.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lee notes that Kim Yo-jong may be lowering her profile to avoid a purge, but he warns this trend also signals the regime\u2019s consolidation around Kim Ju-ae as the new focal point. The risk remains, however. Kim Yo-jong\u2019s capabilities are recognized inside North Korea \u2014 Kim Jong Il reportedly said he would have handed power to her if she had been a man. If Kim Jong Un\u2019s position or health were to deteriorate suddenly, Kim Yo-jong, who has children of similar ages to Kim Ju-ae, could rapidly reemerge as a formidable rival threatening her niece\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>Four-generation succession draws skepticism even among fellow communist states. Marxist theory criticizes dynastic succession as a feature of capitalism, and documents from Kim Il Sung\u2019s era expressed negative views on hereditary rule. Russia has been cautious in criticizing the succession because it has relied on North Korean logistics and reportedly received military assistance in operations such as the recapture of Kursk during the Ukraine war. China\u2019s stance, by contrast, has been markedly colder. Dr. Lee\u2019s sources say that when Kim Ju-ae recently visited China, she remained at her lodging and received no formal courtesies from President Xi. From Beijing\u2019s perspective, North Korea\u2019s archaic succession undermines China\u2019s image as a model of a \\&#8221;normal\\&#8221; socialist state.<\/p>\n<p>Against this domestic and international backdrop, Dr. Lee warns that Kim Jong Un may resort to limited, local provocations \u2014 such as shelling Yeonpyeong Island \u2014 to consolidate his succession. He argues Pyongyang has gained combat experience through deployments connected to Russia and faces a domestic need to rally support. That said, an all\u2011out war appears unlikely. North Korea has become more cautious after observing leadership turmoil in Iran and recognizes South Korea\u2019s overwhelming precision-strike capabilities, including the Hyunmoo missile. Aware of the technological gap, Kim Jong Un is likely to favor calibrated provocations that demonstrate his strength and bolster his heir\u2019s standing rather than risk a full-scale conflict.<\/p>\n<p>(The CEN News) Reporter Chu Jaeyeon luckychoo0617@naver.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea&#8217;s 9th Party Congress sets direction for Kim Jong-un 2.0, emphasizing dynastic rule and constitutionalizing hostile state theory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/06\/CP-2023-0189\/thumb-19ffc700-473d-45b3-9a56-7e787f3e4fcf.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278093],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized 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