North Korea's Messiah

ChinaTalk by Jordan Schneider

Aug 19, 2026119:12Society & Culture

Why is North Korea so weird? Is it Stalinism? Maoism? Japan-style emperor worship? Ancient Korean hermit kingdom energy? No, argues Jonathan Cheng, Beijing bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Korea...

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