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What does Kim Jong Un want?

After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview 鈥� a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea鈥檚 enigmatic leader 鈥� what do we know about his ambitions?

After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview 鈥� a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea鈥檚 enigmatic leader 鈥� what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the first Western journalist to open an office in Pyongyang, a businessman who trains North Koreans and an admirer of Kim Jong Un who says he will succeed where his father and grandfather failed.

(Photo: Kim Jong Un. Credit: Associated Press)

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Tue 27 Jan 2015 20:05GMT
主播大秀 World Service Online

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    主播大秀 World Service Online
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