The author has forgotten the 800 lb gorilla in the room right now - in BOTH Koreas.
The virus has other plans.
Just because North Korea is not reporting their virus count does not mean it is not there. With all the trade with China there is probably a massive humanitarian disaster happening we are just not hearing about it.
Those attributes should be thought of as limited to the perspective of a pampered heir of a criminal political structure.
The author argues as though Kim Jong Un has the requisite moral and cultural balance along with the intellectual agility required of a successful leader his people..