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  1. 16 Jun 09, 09:23 #1
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    Heir to Kim Jong Il

    According to this report, the youngest son Kim Jong-un who is the annointed heir, is already taking up duty to visit Beijing.

    Son of North Korea's Kim visits China as heir: media
    15 June TOKYO (Reuters) - The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il secretly visited China last week and his hosts were told he had been appointed heir to the ruling family dynasty, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.

    The report, citing unidentified sources close to North Korea, said Kim Jong-un met Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders of the ruling Communist Party when he flew to Beijing around June 10.

    Analysts have said North Korea's nuclear test on May 25 and other belligerent acts may be aimed at a domestic audience, with the elder Kim trying to bolster his position at home to secure the succession of his youngest son. The 67-year-old leader is believed to have suffered a stroke last year.

    An aide to Jong-un told Chinese officials the younger Kim had been appointed heir and that he held an important post in the ruling Korean Workers' Party, the mass circulation Asahi said. ...

    Jong-un was believed to have asked China for emergency energy and food aid, the newspaper said, underscoring the grim economic situation in the impoverished state. Jong-un also visited factories in China's export hub of Guangdong province, it added. ...

    The succession has been one of the most closely guarded secrets in North Korea, and very little is known about Jong-un, whose youth could be problem in a society that attaches importance to seniority. ....
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    This report says palace intrigue in DPRK is already happening.

    N.Korean Heir Apparent Linked to Assassination Plot
    16 June [Chosun] Close aides of Kim Jong-un, the 26-year-old third son and heir apparent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, last week attempted to assassinate the leader's first son Jong-nam, KBS reported Monday citing Chinese government sources.


    Kim Jong-un, the third son and heir apparent of North Korean
    leader Kim Jong-il (left) and the leader's first son Kim Jong-nam

    Aides to Kim Jong-un planned to assassinate Jong-nam, who lives in Macau, after first eliminating his close aides in North Korea. The sources said, "It seems they tried to assassinate Kim Jong-nam without telling Kim Jong-il."

    The plan was foiled when the Chinese government found out about it early last week. "The Chinese government warned North Korea to stop the assassination attempt, and sent intelligence and military officers to Macau and spirited Kim Jong-nam to a safe place," the sources said.

    In protest against North Korea's nuclear test and the assassination plan, China reportedly shelved all collaboration projects with North Korea such as developing natural resources and building infrastructure, part of projects celebrating the "China-North Korea Friendship Year." ...

    The sources said the reason China was protecting Kim Jong-nam is because he has been developing friendships with high-ranking Chinese officials for a long time. KBS said Kim Jong-nam is likely to weigh option of seeking asylum in China.
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    Breaking News.

    Kim's health worsening
    19 June [StraitsTimes] SEOUL - A SOUTH Korean newspaper said on Friday the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is rapidly worsening and Pyongyang is trying to import expensive medical equipment through China.

    The North is also seeking to bring in an emergency helicopter, the South's largest-selling daily Chosun Ilbo reported.

    Mr Kim is widely believed to have suffered a stroke last August but there was no confirmation of the latest report. The National Intelligence Service declined to comment.

    Chosun said Pyongyang's Ponghwa Hospital is treating the 67-year-old.

    It said officials of the hospital who are based in Beijing are trying to buy medical equipment which has been banned under an embargo imposed in 2006 to punish the North's first nuclear test.

    The UN resolution does not ban the import of medical equipment, only items which could be related to weapons programmes.

    'Kim's illness appears to be serious,' a North Korean source in Beijing told the newspaper. ....
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    I think he's dead before the end of the year. I have him in my deadpool, but he isn't worth a lot. Still, I'll take points where I can get them.
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    The reported visit was denied by China ; he has been appointed Acting Defence Chief though.
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    I would expect Beijing to deny the visit even if it is true.

    It looks like Kim is in a hurry to get this 3rd son to be in a ready position to take over.
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