Kim Il-sung wanted to reunify Korea

Kim began the Korean War to accomplish this objective. Even though the conflict lasted for about 3 years, he was unable to conquer South Korea. Because Kim almost lost control of North Korea, the ramifications were exceedingly severe. Kim Il-Sung was fortunate to have Chinese forces on his side because the Chinese army assisted him in preventing the invasion of United Nations forces, which is an intriguing fact about him.

With more than 95% of defectors questioned in the South supporting it, it would appear that North Koreans on both sides of the border are more in favor of unification. Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, put up a 10-point blueprint for unification in 1993, which included a suggestion to maintain the two administrations and political systems while opening the borders. Seoul was officially designated as the capital of North Korea, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, until the 1970s. To this day, the South Korean government chooses fictitious governors of Northern provinces.

Ben Forney, a research associate at Seoul's Asan Institute, said that reunification "ultimately complicates a lot of the more immediate, short-term aims, whether it be denuclearization or the human rights issue, or even just maintaining reliable communications between North and South Korea."