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The two articles below warrant special consideration in addition to my normal dispatches. This is very important analysis from Dr. Tara O and Bradley Martin. Dr. O caught the reference to the "party center" and she makes some very important points. Kim Yo-jong certainly appears to have been given multiple levers of party power.
North Korea Uses "Center of Party," a Term for an Heir, Perhaps for Kim Yo-jong - East Asia Research Center
eastasiaresearch.org · June 14, 2020
Is Kim Jong Un's sister next in line in North Korea?
asiatimes.com · by Bradley K. Martin · June 15, 2020
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