Korean leader's absence is getting mysterious
Kim Jung-un’s disappearance and the Korean silence
about the status of its leader.
It’s been about two weeks since the last appearance
of the Korean leader and speculations about his health or even his life started
to grow. The country yet is still sending letters and gifts to foreign leaders
under the name of Kim Jung-un. The neighboring country South Korea reiterates
that it has detected nothing unusual about the country, as president trump has
described reports about Kim being in grave danger after the surgery as fake and
incorrect.
Nonetheless, all this couldn’t stop the rumors
about Kim’s health and the future of the nuclear power after a long period in
which the leader hasn’t made an appearance nor he has responded about the questions
related to his health condition.
According to the news, Mr. Kim is
recuperating after a minor health issue, or another hypothesis about him being
in a serious problem.
One very rumor went wide is that after Kim’s
French doctors were unable to wake him from his coma, Kim Pyong-il, a half-brother
of Kim seized the power with the assistance of pro- Chinese elite in Pyongyang,
and Kim’s powerful sister Kim Yo-jong, has been detained while Beijing is
secretly bargaining with Washington over the future of north Korea and its nuclear
weapon.
Mr. Kim last seen in public was on April
the 11th when he attended a politburo meeting, and the rumors about
his death begun after Kim didn’t attend the state’s celebration, the country’s
most important holiday, the 15th of April, birthday of his father
and the founder of the north Korean state Kim Il-sung.
“ north Korea’s secrecy and our lack of
reliable information created breeding ground for rumors “ said Leif- Eric
Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Woman’s university in Seoul.
“ but his continued absence would be destabilizing as more people in and
outside the country wonder if he is incapacitated or dead”
As for President Donald Trump, he has
wished more than once for Kim Jong-un to get well soon if he indeed was ill.
Source: NYT
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