According to NK News, a US media outlet specializing in North Korea, on the 2nd (local time), when searching for "former mountain resort" on the Chinese SNS Weibo, the majority of results are praising the resort for its beauty.
However, what always appears along with this is, "It's a shame it wasn't shown to Chinese people." Also, North Korea is angry that it only showed it to Russian tourists and not to Chinese tourists.
There are also a considerable number of posts expressing their dissatisfaction. Chinese social media is subject to strict controls, with authorities directly deleting posts containing sensitive content.
Attention has been drawn to the fact that posts criticizing North Korea are not being deleted. One netizen wrote, "Only for Russian tourists? They have forgotten their origins."
This expression is intended to reflect the economic and military support that the government has given to North Korea. In addition, the company said, "Kalma Resort can accommodate up to 20,000 guests," and "In order to generate profits, we need to welcome Chinese tourists."
Many also argued that North Korea had no choice but to accept the investment. The majority of the comments speculated that North Korea had earned the money to build the large-scale resort through Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, where Kalma Resort is located, has been a project that Kim Jong Eun, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission (General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea), has been working on for about 10 years.
The tourism business. The completion ceremony on the 25th of last month was attended by his daughter Juae and his wife Ri Sol-ju. It was the first time Ri had made a public appearance in a year and five months, since the New Year's celebration concert in January of last year.
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2025/07/03 11:36 KST
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