Posted on 12/27/2011 6:32:54 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Report: Eldest son of Kim Jong Il in China
Published: Dec. 27, 2011 at 8:21 AM
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- China is giving protection to the eldest son of North Korea's departed leader Kim Jong Il, a source told South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Kim Jong Nam reached China recently as North Korean authorities prepared for Wednesday's state funeral of his father, who died Dec. 17, the report said.
Kim Jong Nam arrived in Beijing from the Macau and was "been placed under the Chinese protection," the source, described as being familiar with the son's activities, told Yonhap. It was not clear if he would attend his father's funeral in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Il's oldest son has lived outside North Korea since 2001 after falling out of favor with his father. He has not favored his stepbrother Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of the late leader, succeeding his father.
"Even Chairman Mao Zedong of China did not enforce hereditary succession," the older brother was quoted as telling the Tokyo Shimbun in January. "(Hereditary succession) does not fit with socialism, and my father was against it as well."
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Looks like Old School Monarchy where ‘pretenders’ to the thrown are prone to having ‘accidents’.
Kim Jong Nam calls for Chinese intervention in 3... 2... 1...
I agree. China is going to exert influence over N. Korea. It’s about time. US has been calling for China to do this for quite some time.
THis too rich remind me of Elder son who don’t like his baby brother who got the throne he is in exile BY FORCE LOL!
Sometime when I read FR I have remind myself I not reading War of the roses of Plangegent and York families that Alison Weir or Phillipia Gregory write about LOL!
THis too rich remind me of Elder son who don’t like his baby brother who got the throne he is in exile BY FORCE LOL!
Sometime when I read FR I have remind myself I not reading War of the roses of Plangegent and York families that Alison Weir or Phillipia Gregory write about LOL!
Did Don Deluise has Korean son?? ROFL
How many sons did Kim Jong Il father that nobody knows about?
I know of three son and daughter we really don’t know actually LOL!
Chia Pet may be Henry 2 of North Korea “sire” children every providence in North Korea or Russia
I would not be surprised if he is under orders to be assassinated by his half brother, Kim Jong Un.
I swear, I am going to track KJN down and call him sometime to see if I can get through, and have an “interview”. He will probably hang up, but you never know. His English is not too bad actually.
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