PYONGYANG — North Korea celebrated its 70th birthday over the weekend with a carefully choreographed two-hour parade, celebrating its military might and obedient citizens as it has so many times before. But this year’s parade was a little different.For one thing, the intercontinental missiles that could hit the U.S. were nowhere to be seen.It certainly shows that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is going for a less threatening image. But the White House saw this as something more: “a sign of good faith.”This event was designed for the world’s news cameras before a crowd that included Li Zhanzhu, head of China’s parliament, and French actor Gerard Depardieu.VICE News headed to Pyongyang for a view of celebrations — and the symbolism — from the ground.This segment originally aired September 10, 2018 on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
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We watched Kim Jong Un celebrate North Korea's 70th birthday with a military parade
The messaging from Pyongyang was a little different than usual during North Korea's military parade