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Carl Samson

In the midst of <a href="https://data.nextshark.com/watch-historic-moment-kim-jong-un-meets-president-moon-jae/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">improving relations</a> in the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang made it clear that it now welcomes American businesses &#8212; especially McDonald’s.
The news comes straight from the inter-Korean summit held on April 27, where North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met and adopted the <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180427000845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Panmunjom Declaration</a>.
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JUST NOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in meet in person for the first time for historic peace summit. <a href="https://t.co/yewHUge4Ce">pic.twitter.com/yewHUge4Ce</a>
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North Korean leaders said at the conference (via <a href="https://soranews24.com/2018/05/07/the-power-of-fast-food-supreme-leader-kim-jong-un-wants-mcdonalds-to-invest-in-north-korea/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SoraNews24</a>):
“The country welcomes investments from America. We wish to attract McDonald’s and President Trump-affiliated companies. We hope America views us as a normal country.”
Why the regime made special mention of McDonald’s remains unclear. Nonetheless, Twitter users started weighing in:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151002" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="854" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-180x192.jpg 180w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-768x820.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-360x384.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-545x582.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-719x768.jpg 719w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-187x200.jpg 187w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151003" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="145" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20-367x67.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20-768x139.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20-360x65.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20-545x99.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1-20-400x73.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151004" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="177" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20-367x81.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20-768x170.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20-360x80.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20-545x121.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2-20-400x89.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151005" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="542" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13-283x192.jpg 283w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13-768x520.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13-360x244.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13-545x369.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3-13-295x200.jpg 295w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151006" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="283" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13-367x130.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13-768x272.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13-360x127.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13-545x193.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4-13-400x142.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151007" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="388" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10-367x178.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10-768x372.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10-360x175.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10-545x264.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-10-400x194.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151008" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="654" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8-235x192.jpg 235w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8-768x628.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8-360x294.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8-545x446.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7-8-245x200.jpg 245w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
A parody account, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcdonaldsDPRK/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“McDonald’s North Korea”</a> has already been in the internet for a while, rave reviews and all:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151009" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="800" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-192x192.jpg 192w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-360x360.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-545x545.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-200x200.jpg 200w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-550x550.jpg 550w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8-6-470x470.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151010" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="480" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6-320x192.jpg 320w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6-768x461.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6-360x216.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6-545x327.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9-6-333x200.jpg 333w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151011" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="265" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7-367x122.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7-768x254.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7-360x119.jpg 360w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7-545x181.jpg 545w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-7-400x133.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
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