Kim Jong-un, China's Deng Xiaoping & North Korea's Reforms

[rootX]

State television in North Korea has shown live pictures of the leader, Kim Jong-il, reviewing a military parade accompanied by his youngest son, Kim Jong-un.

There have been clear signs that China would like North Korea to develop in very much the same way as China itself did in the 1970s and 80s, leading to the rampant and highly successful state-controlled capitalism of recent years.

The main architect of this change was Deng Xiaoping. Interestingly, his only formal official position for years was his control over the military committee of China's Communist Party: not very different from the most important of the young Kim Jong-un's new jobs.

China clearly wants reform in North Korea. There have been various signs of its alarm over North Korea's unpredictable military policy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11509166

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11432894


This is an informative thread about recent expected changes in NK politics while current leader seems to be in poor health position. I found it surprising that someone as unknown and young as Kim Jong-un would be next NK leader. But on the good side, he was educated in West.

 

[Office_Shredder]

But on the good side, he was educated in West.

This seems like a bold assumption

 

[rootX]

This seems like a bold assumption

As from one the sources:

And in the odd politics of the Kim family, distinctly absurd to Western eyes, it may make sense to pass over Kim Jong-il's relatives and his two elder sons and hand on the succession to his youngest, who was educated in Switzerland.

 

[CRGreathouse]

I don't think OS was questioning the Western education.