Asia, East by North: Interview with former high-level DPRK official, Ri Jong Ho
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham interviewed a high-level North Korean defector, Ri Jong Ho last week. Ho covered a lot of ground: including the Moon visit with Biden, North Korean perspectives on South Korean leftists and Kim’s objectives for the peninsula, and also North Korean attitudes towards the PRC, among other topics.
Video of the interview can be viewed below.
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