North Korea’s formerly powerful number two, the ill-fated Jang Song Thaek, was very publicly and brutally executed, along with key aides — either as part of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to consolidate his unrivalled power; as retaliation for fomenting a military coup against the boy leader; or as punishment for simply “not clapping with sufficient enthusiasm” (as mentioned in the litany of charges against him).
朝鲜曾经的二号人物、结局不佳的张成泽(Jang Song-Taek)及其一些重要助手被公开而无情地处决，这或者是金正恩(Kim Jong-un)巩固其无可匹敌权力的计划的一部分，或者是对张成泽企图煽动军事政变、推翻年轻领导人的报复，或者是对其“勉强拍手应付”的惩罚（官方在对张成泽的冗长指控中提到了这一点）。
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