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2015-05-16 China-Japan-Koreas

N.Korean Ex-Army Chief 'Locked Horns with Technocrats'

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Posted by Steve White 2015-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 "Since he took power, Kim Jong-un has given more weight to technocrats, promoting them to senior positions in the Workers Party, a supreme body superior to the Cabinet"

Seems John F. Kennedy tried the technocrat route as well...

Posted by Pappy 2015-05-16 12:32|| 2015-05-16 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Kim is playing this game with great skill, for someone who recently assumed power, and is only 32. It's not unheard of, for cabinet members with more experience and skill, to upend the hierarchy, in anticipation of a purge. Kim is riding the tiger.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2015-05-16 16:23|| 2015-05-16 16:23|| Front Page Top

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