Recent speculation about Kim Jong Un's health shows how the fate of North Korea is still seen as inextricably linked to that of one much-hyped individual.
— unleashed panicked speculation over what would happen in the event of his death or incapacitation, showing how the fate of the country is still seen as inextricably linked to that of one much-hyped individual.
Rumors about Kim’s health intensified after his absence on April 15, his grandfather’s birthday and North Korea’s most important holiday, celebrated as the “Day of the Sun.” In past years, Kim was always seen paying his respects at the mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of his father and grandfather are enshrined in glass — this year, state media showed onlyThe dictator — with his nuclear ambitions and bullet-proof train — again loomed large in the world’s imagination.
Kim the Third, who was not yet 30 when he took power after his father’s death in 2011, exceeded the world’s expectations by managing to exude the god-like aura that had surrounded his father and grandfather, even as international sanctions choked the country’s economy and information about the outside world increasingly penetrated its northern border with China.He matured into a riddle who could unnerve the planet with defiant missives and underground explosions.
“Kim Jong Un is really the one who’s controlling the pace and scope of what’s happening diplomatically,” arms control and foreign affairs scholar Gary Samore said infollowing the summit. “Kim Jong Un has really just been masterful.” Kim Jong Un meets with the family of a soldier as he inspects the Jangjae Islet defense detachment on March 7, 2013.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Where is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?A US-based group claims the North Korean Leader is located in a complex in Wonsan but speculation over his health are rife on social media
続きを読む »
North Korea's Kim Jong Un may just be avoiding coronavirus, some observers say'We do not have anything to confirm regarding the supreme leader or relevant changes in North Korea,' the South Korean Foreign Ministry told Newsweek.
続きを読む »
Kim Jong Un's Absence and North Korea's Silence Keep Rumor Mill ChurningSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea is still sending letters and gifts to foreign leaders and domestic workers in the name of its leader, Kim Jong Un. Its news media brims, as usual, with panegyrical propaganda extolling Kim&39;s leadership. South Korea reiterates that it has detected "nothing unusual
続きを読む »
Kim Jong-un’s Health Isn’t North Korea’s Biggest ProblemThe health status of the North Korean public is just about as unknown as that of Kim Jong-un. natsecHeather writes
続きを読む »
South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrueA top South Korean official says his country is confident there have been no “unusual developments” in North Korea, suggesting that rumors about the possible ill health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue
続きを読む »