What Does Kim Jong Un Want?
After the recent high-profile spat with the US over "The Interview" – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions?
After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the first Western journalist to open an office in Pyongyang, a businessman who trains North Koreans and an admirer of Kim Jong Un who says he will succeed where his father and grandfather failed.
(Photo: Kim Jong Un. Credit: Associated Press)
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- Tue 27 Jan 2015 13:05GMTBBC World Service Online
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