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Fishing for legitimacy? Kim Jong Un sends blocks of seafood to Pyongyang elites

North Korean leader signaling that he takes support and welfare of city’s citizens ‘very seriously,’ expert says

Kim Jong Un gifted thousands of tons of fish to the citizens of Pyongyang, North Korean state media reported on Tuesday, in what experts say is a conscious effort to uphold the legacy of his father and former leader Kim Jong Il.

One of the late Kim’s final orders, a day before he passed away 10 years ago last week, was allegedly to provide “fresh fish” for his people in Pyongyang.

“The fish supply is a move to show that Kim Jong Un inherited the ‘devotion for the people’ legacy his father allegedly left in his final days,” Hong Min,