Kim recently took his father's title, but that's only going to weaken his rule



Columns Kim recently took his father’s title, but that’s only going to weaken his rule Trashing Kim Jong Il's legacy will only serve to undermine the very bloodline Kim Jong Un draws his legitimacy from Andrei Lankov February 2, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun The following article is a column by Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University and a director at Korea Risk Group, which oversees NK News and NK Pro. Views expressed in opinion articles and columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. By stealing his father’s “eternal” position as General Secretary of North Korea’s ruling party, it seems Kim Jong Un is indirectly admitting he has little respect for what Kim Jong Il achieved during his rule. The North Korean leader’s move has little practical purpose — in fact, it will only serve to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Kim recently took his father’s title, but that’s only going to weaken his rule

Trashing Kim Jong Il's legacy will only serve to undermine the very bloodline Kim Jong Un draws his legitimacy from

Andrei Lankov February 2, 2021

Kim recently took his father’s title, but that’s only going to weaken his rule

Rodong Sinmun

The following article is a column by Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University and a director at Korea Risk Group, which oversees NK News and NK Pro. Views expressed in opinion articles and columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

By stealing his father’s “eternal” position as General Secretary of North Korea’s ruling party, it seems Kim Jong Un is indirectly admitting he has little respect for what Kim Jong Il achieved during his rule.

The North Korean leader’s move has little practical purpose — in fact, it will only serve to

Kim recently took his father’s title, but that’s only going to weaken his rule

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