Kim Jong Un’s September activities: portraying calm under pressure



Analysis Kim Jong Un’s September activities: portraying calm under pressure The leader's month was split between emphasizing resolve abroad, and party loyalty at home Tristan Webb October 11, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Kim Jong Un and the leadership of North Korea came under their most intense pressure yet in September, after Donald Trump told the UN he hoped not to have to “totally destroy” the DPRK, and tweeted that Kim Jong Un and foreign minister Ri Yong Ho “won’t be around much longer” if, as seems certain, Ri was echoing Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un’s immediate reaction to Donald Trump is worth noting, but so too were the other moments that transpired in September’s official DPRK reporting of senior leadership activities, including: special party Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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Kim Jong Un’s September activities: portraying calm under pressure

The leader's month was split between emphasizing resolve abroad, and party loyalty at home

Tristan Webb October 11, 2017

Kim Jong Un’s September activities: portraying calm under pressure

KCNA

Kim Jong Un and the leadership of North Korea came under their most intense pressure yet in September, after Donald Trump told the UN he hoped not to have to “totally destroy” the DPRK, and tweeted that Kim Jong Un and foreign minister Ri Yong Ho “won’t be around much longer” if, as seems certain, Ri was echoing Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un’s immediate reaction to Donald Trump is worth noting, but so too were the other moments that transpired in September’s official DPRK reporting of senior leadership activities, including:

special party

01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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