“Who would I have been? How would I have survived?” These questions swirled in Lee’s mind as she traveled around North Korea for the AP, witnessing the poverty and malnutrition in one of the world’s poorest countries. Eager to help her local sources but mindful of U.S. sanctions, Lee limited gifts to baby items, like newborn clothes and soap, which she knew the recipients would not sell on the black market.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Wilson Center's Jean Lee about North Korea's testing of cruise missiles and about at how the country is handling COVID-19.
Read MoreCNN The Situation Room: Kim Jong un boasts a svelte new look →
Kim Jong Un presides over a midnight parade featuring emergency medical troops instead of missiles, sporting a western suit and a slim new look.
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Voice of America: 미 전문가 "김정은, 열병식에서 '건강한 이미지' 연출...김일성 모습도 연상" →
Jean Lee on Kim Jong Un’s appearance at a midnight parade on Foundation Day: “He’s trying to evoke a different era and trying to lean on the goodwill and the affection that the people have for his grandfather to remind them ‘We’ve been through this before, my grandfather led you through this, I will lead you through this as well. And I’m the direct inheritor of my grandfather’s legacy.’”
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Al Jazeera's The Stream: Why is North Korea resuming its nuclear programme? →
North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor believed to have previously produced plutonium for weapons, according to a report from the UN atomic agency. In this episode of The Stream, we discuss the implications of Pyongyang expanding its nuclear program and its potential impact on the Korean peninsula and beyond.
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