Kim Jong Un’s May appearances broke away from recent precedent, and featured not only economic appearances, which he has been loath to make in recent months, but a few were also outside of Pyongyang and not on military bases.
In addition, Kim appeared with a number of military officials that had never publicly appeared with the Supreme Leader before, including Jang Jong Nam, the recently appointed Minister of the People’s Armed Forces.
Kim Jong Un’s May appearances broke away from recent precedent, and featured not only economic appearances, which he has been loath to make in recent months, but a few were also outside of Pyongyang and not on military bases.
In addition, Kim appeared with a number of military officials that had never publicly appeared with the Supreme Leader before, including Jang Jong Nam, the recently appointed Minister of the People’s Armed Forces.
Luke Herman is a regular writer at NK News and the Peterson Institute’s “Witness to Transformation” blog. He is a graduate of the UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS). Follow him on Twitter (@luke_herman) or email him your comments at [email protected].