I don’t think he intends to step down. Regime’s cash reserve is running low or some officials sold off gold to make money without Kim’s blessing.
He may well not intend to step down but then he certainly dances to his own drummer. My antenna went way up when I saw the sale of 2,000 tons of gold. The article said NK’s total gold holding was 2,000 tons and your comment said they’d sold 2,000 tons to the Chinese. I just am having a hard time accepting the Norks would sell off ALL of their gold and have none in reserve. Jong Eun may not be the brightest bulb in the lamp but I would not think he was this stupid, but then he may have pressures bearing down on him.