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Andrei Lankov
@andreilankov
Director of @nknewsorg and Professor at Kookmin University in Seoul
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Since 2019, South Korea has put forward numerous large and small proposals for inter-Korean cooperation--all which have been ignored by North Korea.
Why is the DPRK so reluctant to accept Seoul's olive branch? A bit belated, but my latest: nknews.org/2020/06/show-m…
www.nknews.org Show me the money: Pyongyang's reluctance to accept Seoul's olive branch | NK News Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. On May 22, South Korean unification minister Kim Yeon-chul addressed the Korea NGO Council... Why is the DPRK so reluctant to accept Seoul's olive branch? A bit belated, but my latest: nknews.org/2020/06/show-m…
We all know China has everything to ensure an authoritarian and stable DPRK.
But Kim is no fool--he wants to have as much discretion over what happens in the DPRK. My take w/ @rpcward89 on why China doesn't control the DPRK now, and what could change: nknews.org/2020/05/no-you…
www.nknews.org No, you’re the puppet: why North Korea isn’t a Chinese satellite | NK News Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. Despite what some may say, China is not and has never been North Korea’s puppet master.... But Kim is no fool--he wants to have as much discretion over what happens in the DPRK. My take w/ @rpcward89 on why China doesn't control the DPRK now, and what could change: nknews.org/2020/05/no-you…
Why is Kim Jong Un unlikely to name a successor anytime soon?
In my latest, @rpcward89 and I delve into what @TheEconomist's @schipperlena pointed out to Peter before: that Kim may have Shakespeare's King Lear on his mind: nknews.org/2020/05/why-ki…
www.nknews.org Why Kim Jong Un likely won't be naming a successor anytime soon | NK News Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. The recent crisis in North Korea has demonstrated that the country’s political system has a... In my latest, @rpcward89 and I delve into what @TheEconomist's @schipperlena pointed out to Peter before: that Kim may have Shakespeare's King Lear on his mind: nknews.org/2020/05/why-ki…
Interesting.
And his wrist?
This photo shows Kim in his last appearance at a Politburo meeting on April 11 and at the Sunchon factory on May 1.
Medical professionals who assessed the footage on Saturday said it may be related to a cardiovascular procedure: nknews.org/2020/05/possib…View quoted post on X
