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PHOTOS: Since assuming power 10 years ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ruled the isolated country with absolute power. Now he’s struggling to revive a dilapidated economy battered by the coronavirus, toughened U.N. sanctions and mismanagement.

But now, he’s hunkering down and struggling to revive a dilapidated economy battered hard by pandemic-related border shutdowns, toughened U.N. sanctions and mismanagement.

With a firm grip on power, Kim has carried on his family’s nuclear ambitions and diverted much of his country’s scarce resources toward programs to build nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. His provocative run of nuclear and missile tests in 2016-17 placed North Korea a step closer to its goal of possessing such functioning intercontinental ballistic missiles, but they also led North Korea to face stricter U.N. sanctions and deepened international isolation.

The high-stakes nuclear diplomacy triggered a rare mood of rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula, such as athletes from the rival Koreas marching together during the Olympics’ opening ceremony and their singers performing in each other’s territory. North Korea also demolished its nuclear test site and released American detainees, while the U.S. and South Korean militaries suspended or canceled some of their regular drills.

 

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I've been busy trying to live forever. Give me a break.

All dictatorships collapse, some take longer than others. We will see how long it takes for the US fledgling one to dissipate.

Eat Dog Like A Food? South Korea President candidate Yoon said people can eat a dog like a food.

Didn’t the Nazis wear those pleather trench coats?

How evil are you if you use economic warfare(sanctions) against a starving people? Biden Sanctions SummitforDemocracy SecBlinken Democrats

Mismanagement, As does the US?

I pity the people there. I truly hope things get better for them.

Every single day these puff pastry dictators get paraded around by our western media, no wonder we are breeding some of our own.

But at least he lost weight. Now he can somewhat relate more with those whom he presides over.

Let's analyse the equation here: Indeed the reason behind DPRK's battered economy or people dying of hunger isn't hunger or KJU. The real reason is the so called 'UN sanctions' imposed by the US and it's western allies. Why can't DPRK have nukes but the USA can? hypocrisy

trump's hero

The people of North Korea have suffered more under this person than they did under the Mongols. 10% of their population die from malnutrition and starvation each year. He has broken their spirit. The only people who never go hungry are Rock Soldiers and officers.

This character is the quintessential evil dictator, and a lesson to the world about failed policies. Sanctions do no real harm to tyrants, except maybe help consolidate their position by pitting the nation against the world or nations that impose those sanctions.

A Trumper

Looks like he is still having his daily pastries though.

FULANI Terrorist arrived a village in Nigeria 🇳🇬 found there was a baby-naming ceremony, they threw the baby into boiling soup , forced everyone to eat her parts! That was the week Muhammadu Buhari went to a book launch in

he is not isolated, his people walk beside him no matter if corporate media don't like him. his priorities are different to democracy. usa must tackle its real issues not the other's

Although they are poor, their people have the highest happiness index

This is what trump's goal was.

He looks like Curly and Moe and a Korean man got smushed together with one of those devices from The Fly

good luck

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