in an address to a meeting of the ruling party, mr kim didn t mention his country s issues with the united states, something he usually focuses on. instead, he said increasing development and improving people s living standards would be his main task this year. a self imposed coronavirus blockade has left north korea struggling with food shortages. injune last year, the country s state media warned of a possible food crisis related to damage caused by typhoons and harvest failures. let s cross to washington dc and speak to soo kim. she s worked for the cia and is now a policy analyst at the rand corporation an american global policy think tank. thank you forjoining us. king john s speech had a laser focus on domestic issues. what do you read into this? kimjong un. it’s domestic issues. what do you read into this? kim jong-un. into this? kim jong-un. it s the wa ou into this? kim jong-un. it s the way you described, into this? kim jong-un. it s the way you described,