North Korea is a place where whispers of negativity about the leadership can get one thrown into a gulag for life. Even so, the brutal and swift execution last week of Jang Song-taek, the uncle of leader Kim Jong-un, was unusual. Prior to this very public event, every analyst of this opaque country believed Jang would continue interminably as the senior regent and the second most powerful man in North Korea supporting the young Kim. Boy, were they wrong.
在朝鲜,即便是私下谈论领导层的负面消息,也可能会被投入劳改营,在里面待上一辈子。但上周金正恩(Kim Jong-un)姑父张成泽(Jang Song-Taek)迅速遭到无情处决一事却是个特例。在这起公开程度颇高的事件发生之前,每一位关注这个不透明国家的分析人士都相信,张成泽会一直作为朝鲜的二号人物和“摄政王”,辅佐年轻的金正恩。伙计,这些人全错了。
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