RE: North Korea calls Trump a barking dog.
September 22, 2017 at 9:49 am
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2017 at 9:50 am by Anomalocaris.)
Kim's first major act when he assumed power was to purge the upper echelon he inherited from his father of anyone who had close working relationship with the Chinese. Many of the purges were by gruesome execution, including that of his uncle, who had close relationship with the Chinese, were married to Kim's father's sister and were tasked by Kim's father to be Kim's mentor.
As a result the Chinese never invited Kim for a state visit, as they habitually do whenever a new person rises to leadership position in any of their neighbors. This suggest the Chinese had lost the ability to influence things behind the scene and has to use crude evil eye to express their displeasure.
So while the Chinese may be fed up with Kim, It is also uncertain how much of any back channels they have to the power establoshement in North Korea remains intact.
As a result the Chinese never invited Kim for a state visit, as they habitually do whenever a new person rises to leadership position in any of their neighbors. This suggest the Chinese had lost the ability to influence things behind the scene and has to use crude evil eye to express their displeasure.
So while the Chinese may be fed up with Kim, It is also uncertain how much of any back channels they have to the power establoshement in North Korea remains intact.
