Why did North Korea dig coal when it lost?

Today, many people talk about respect and slander, dignity and integrity, and social and economic interests. Our neighbor, the Socialist Republic of Korea, and its people deserve our respect. Because of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, we have always been very concerned about the Socialist Republic of Korea, which has deep roots and friendship with China. Moreover, North Korea's politics, military affairs and diplomacy are obviously influenced by China. Even I often think that the present North Korea, to some extent, should be a microcosm of the era of President Mao Zedong.

Later, this concern turned into respect. North Korea, a country and people that emerged under the criticism of some people: poverty, tyranny, madness, and even being called a rogue country, I am in awe; I respect her, because in this world where power and money are rampant, she can confidently pursue an independent foreign policy and try her best to safeguard the integrity of her country's sovereignty and the dignity of her image. As a small peninsula country leaning to the corner, under the coercion and inducement of the most powerful country in the world; It is because she, a third world country that is hostile to the western "democratic" society because of adhering to the socialist road, has spared no effort to develop the national economy and continuously improve the people's material life and spiritual civilization. It is precisely because in this turbulent world full of smoke that she can form a powerful military force with weak economic strength that no country in the world can underestimate, stand up and talk to giants, and dare to say no to the first aggressive hegemonic country group in the world: the American group. China did not dare to enter the late 1980s, because that spineless nation and country did not deserve the respect and voice of the world. However, when I searched the word "North Korea" on the Internet, most of the words under it were: hooliganism, poverty, ingratitude, dictatorship, autocracy and so on, and I couldn't help feeling angry. What happened to our netizens in China? Scold Japan, I understand, and scold together; I don't care to scold South Korea. Scold Sam, and I welcome easy scolding. I just can't figure out why I should scold North Korea. Have the official reports of the incidents that the graves of volunteers were ripped off on the Internet? Where is the document that Kim Il Sung does not welcome volunteers to the DPRK? Does Kim Jong Il have any evidence of corruption? Do the Korean people themselves say that they are living in dire straits?

An article wrote about the feelings of an editor of a China newspaper when he entered North Korea: Before going abroad, he was told that North Korea was very poor, and there was no floor drain in the hotel bathroom there, and it was inconvenient for him to lack dental appliances. Listening to these warning reminders, when I buy toiletries such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and towels, I complain in my heart that it is really embarrassing to go to poor countries, even these daily necessities have to be brought by myself.

When I arrived in Pyongyang and visited the city, I realized that it was a metropolis with tree-lined trees, reasonable layout and modern atmosphere. The population of 3.02 million is distributed in 18 districts. Datong River, the largest river in North Korea, rolls through the city. From the city center to the suburbs, chic squares, neat buildings, magnificent gymnasiums, fashionable beauty and health centers, floor-standing parking lots, public buildings, sculptures, fountains and other modern features are all over the city. Coupled with the environment without traffic jams, air pollution and noise, Pyongyang is full of fresh vitality. We are staying at Yangjiao Island Hotel. This is a 47-story hotel, built on Yangjiao Island in the middle of Datong River, with complete functions. There is a revolving restaurant on the roof overlooking most of Pyongyang. Macao has Portuguese casinos, luxury restaurants with different styles, business centers, gift shops, bookstores, posting boxes and cabinets. Management and service personnel are basically Koreans, but also foreigners. We found that the waiter spoke Chinese fluently in the karaoke room of the hotel. Ask carefully, just know is a girl in Dandong, China, through labor export to North Korea to earn money. We live on the 24th floor of the hotel, with indoor central air conditioning, soft beds, wine cabinets, wardrobes, combs, safes, televisions, telephones, all kinds of facilities, clean bedding and simple screens. The bathroom is also quite big. Bathtub has sewer, marble washbasin has sewer, and white ceramic toilet has sewer. Only when the toilet floor is constructed, the indoor layout requirements may be considered, so there is no floor drain, but there is no drainage problem. The washing box is also equipped with toothpaste, toothbrush, shower cap, soap, comb, bath towel, towel and cup. As for the lack of dental appliances, I learned after asking that in order to save and reduce pollution, the hotel only provides a set of dental appliances without asking for it within three days of the guest's stay, instead of updating it once a day. As a result, this economic and environmental protection regulation was misinformed as a lack of dental appliances. Taking the high-speed elevator to the revolving restaurant on the roof, sitting in a soft armchair and drinking, overlooking the smog-shrouded downtown Pyongyang and the gurgling Datong River, I can't help but say that seeing is believing, and it is easy to be misled if I don't come in person.

I have taken trains and buses in North Korea and experienced public railway transportation in North Korea. From Sinuiju near Yalu River to Pyongyang, there are trains and electrified railways. It takes five hours to walk more than 200 kilometers. Although the carriages are clean and comfortable, the rails, road signs, vehicles, stations and freight yards look very old from the inside, the horsepower of electric locomotives is not very large, and the railway is just average. But there are several decent roads. There are four expressways from Pyongyang to various roads. The earliest is the high-speed line from Pyongyang to Kaesong, which was built in the 1980s. It was this road that I visited in Kaesong that day. Because of the age, the road surface is not as black as it is new, there are broken skins in many places, and various signs on the road are not clear, but the road surface is well maintained and the car is comfortable without bumps. The best highway quality is the expressway from Pyongyang to Nanpu on the west coast. This is a 10 lane expressway with a width of 100 meters. The road is wide and flat, separated by green islands, and five lanes in both directions are marked with white paint. Looking around, it is very spectacular. The greening on both sides of the highway is good. Looking out of the window, you can see rows of scattered villages and rolling villages, and the scenery is beautiful. The fly in the ointment is that there are not many vehicles on such a good road. In the past, most of the vehicles were imported, including Nissan, Honda, Ford and Gais, and the road utilization rate was not high. Maybe it's because there are few cars. The expressway is not completely closed, and occasionally pedestrians can be seen walking beside it. However, in sharp contrast to many checkpoints on expressways in China, there are no toll stations on expressways, ordinary roads and bridges and culverts in cities. In the words of Koreans, North Korea's country is the people's country, North Korea's road is the people's road, and road construction is the people's money. People don't have to pour money from their right pocket to their left pocket, which is redundant. Koreans may have the habit of living in tall buildings, because there are many buildings in cities and villages. There are quite a few residential buildings with three or four floors in rural areas. In Pyongyang, Nanpu, Kaesong and Sinuiju, people can see twenty or thirty stories of high-rise residential buildings everywhere. Buildings rise from the ground, or stand out from the crowd or be set off by buildings. In this group of buildings, it is not difficult to feel the beautiful rhythm of frozen music played by North Korean workers.

When it comes to housing, North Koreans are very proud. One of North Korea's three free policies is free housing. Whether in rural or urban areas, houses are built by the state in a unified way and then distributed to every citizen to live in. Rural housing is generally an independent courtyard set up by households, with large roof, high eaves and brick structure, which is very ethnic. There are also two or three-story flat-topped buildings, which are generally built on the mountain and row upon row, rarely occupying cultivated land. In cities, especially Pyongyang, almost all buildings are high-rise buildings, and elevators have 20 to 40 floors or more. In order to improve the living environment, many green spaces are arranged between high-rise buildings, which makes you feel that buildings are among green trees and trees are among tall buildings. Trees and buildings feel so good. The per capita green space in Pyongyang is 58 square meters, the urban environment is quiet and elegant, and the air is very fresh. Houses allocated by the state to citizens are free. As long as there is an application for marriage, there is a house. Small area is 70-80m2, and large area100-200m2. There are six of our tour guides, Li Shun, who live in a house of 180 square meters, with an average of 30 square meters each. Housing concessions are also reflected in not only the state's free housing allocation, but also the distribution of household appliances, such as wardrobes. There is no room charge, and even the usual housing expenses, such as sanitation, electricity, water, property and heating in winter, are uniformly provided. Generally, a family's usual water, electricity and heating costs add up to 2 yuan, which is only a symbolic charge. Because I want to contact North Korea to sell electricity meters, I am particularly concerned about their electricity sales. As a result, I learned that a considerable number of houses are not at ease with electricity meters, and electricity is distributed by the state as a welfare. They charge for everything in China, and they don't know much about it. They are surprised at the heating, electricity, water and even property fees they charge.

Taxis are rarely seen in Pyongyang, because taxis are generally limited to hotels and hotels. As for private cars, except for meritorious artists and athletes awarded by the state, there is no one in the county from the national leaders down to the streets. But the public transportation in the city is very developed. In addition to the railway and highway shuttle buses connecting various places between our cities, you can see the double-decker buses, light rail trams, trolleybuses, buses and Fuxing Street in Pyongyang with a population of more than 3 million. In the shade of roadside trees, you can see waiting stations painted with different colors. During rush hours, dozens of people line up at some stations. One by one, they waited quietly and orderly, some with books and some with handbags. After the bus arrived at the station, there was no hurry to get on the bus. The crowded people gave courtesy to each other and got off at leisure, with a weak sense of rhythm. The most convenient is the subway. There are two subways in Pyongyang, which are cross-shaped and run through the city. The longest is 34 kilometers. We went to sit once on Sunday. Generally, the entrance of the subway station on the ground is decorated, which is not as beautiful and conspicuous as our Beijing subway. There are many differences between underground and our domestic subway. First, there are no escalators in Pyongyang subway, all of which are rolling elevators. Stand on the elevator, go down, look down, the bottom is as deep as a well. The need for war preparedness led North Korea to build a subway 65,438+000 meters underground. The underground subway platform is tall and spacious, like a Little Square. On the left and right sides of the platform are railways in different directions. On the top of the platform is a row of glittering chandeliers, and the top wall of the chandelier is a landscape painting inlaid with mosaics. This magnificent style is probably designed by Russia. There are many people on the subway platform, including young women with children on their backs, students wearing red scarves in groups of three or five, passengers carrying packages from afar, and subway attendants wearing uniforms to guide the crowd politely. We casually mingled with ordinary Koreans, without avoiding, greeting or looking surprised and curious. We are just like ordinary members of them. After a while, the subway came and we got on the bus. The carriage is not new, but it is spacious and bright, and it is very comfortable to sit. The speed is also very fast. We sat for a few minutes and then got off. The utilization rate of the subway is very high, with 700 thousand people at the peak on Sunday. It is an important means of transportation in Pyongyang. Every time you sit, no matter how far or near, it costs 2 yuan.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Korea was colonized and enslaved by Japanese imperialism. There are no schools using national languages in the country, 95% of the Korean people are illiterate, and national languages are on the verge of extinction. After the recovery, North Korea began education and implemented a free education system. From the age of six to seventeen, 40% of students can enter the university, and each student can choose a school and major according to his personal interests. The rest are arranged to join the army or enter junior college. Because it is managed by the national unified plan, whether it is to join the army for demobilization or graduate from school, it is allocated by the state. So in their own words, North Korea is not unemployed or laid off, but everyone is employed and everyone has a job. At work, men have to work until the age of 60, and women have to work until the age of 55 before they can retire. After retirement, they begin to enjoy the pension issued by the state. Pension is determined according to everyone's contribution and length of service. The pension of excellent workers is 100% of the original salary, and the low is over 40%. Because there is no trouble and great pressure in life, people are obviously at ease. Crowds of old people can be seen everywhere playing chess, poker or playing in roadside and parks. They are carefree and have no strength to survive after being laid off. Not only does education implement a free system and full employment, but North Korea also implements a free medical system for all. Starting from 1953, all North Korean citizens can see a doctor free of charge. Whether in urban or rural areas, there is a division between medical units and doctors, and citizens enjoy the treatment of preventive health care, diagnosis, medication, hospitalization, dental implants and even hospitalization food subsidies and reimbursement of round-trip travel expenses. The direct result of free medical care is to prolong the life span of Koreans. At present, the average life expectancy in North Korea is 73 years for men and 77 years for women.

In addition, North Korea has also established Kim Il Sung's birthday as a national statutory holiday, because in the hearts of the Korean people, Kim Il Sung is their backbone and a symbol of integrity and strength;

China, a thriving socialist country, an independent and self-reliant people's democratic country, and a sovereign country with strong cohesion, how can it not be correctly viewed and respected by some Koreans she respects?