North Korea has launched ideological lectures for youth workers mobilized to construct large-scale greenhouse farms near Sinuiju and Uiju in North Pyongan province. The measure appears aimed at preventing young people working near the Chinese border from developing admiration for capitalism or attempting defection.
A source in the province told Daily NK recently that "lectures were held in late April based on material sent by the Central Committee's Propaganda and Agitation Department to the political units of shock brigades participating in the large-scale greenhouse farm construction." The lecture was titled "Let's Preserve Our Pride as the Strong and Open the Path to National Revival with Our Own Strength."
The lecture materials included messages such as "Youth must never trust in others' power" and "Don't be deceived by the bright lights of China across the Yalu River or capitalist scenery." The source said these instructions were "intended to raise ideological awareness among youth brigade members working at greenhouse construction sites on the border facing China."
The construction site directly faces China across the Yalu River, suggesting North Korean authorities are highly concerned about ideological laxity among mobilized youth.
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