OSAKA – Last December, the world was appalled by the North Korean government’s execution of Chang Song-thaek, an uncle-in-law of the young Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and the regime’s de facto second in command. Given Chang’s pivotal role in steering North Korea’s moribund economy, his execution raised serious doubts about the regime’s stability – raising fears of the collapse of a dynasty that possesses weapons of mass destruction.
大阪—去年12月，朝鲜政府处决了最高领袖金正恩的姑父、朝鲜实际二号人物张成泽，全世界为之震惊。张成泽是支撑濒临崩溃的朝鲜经济的关键人物，他被处决使人们严重怀疑朝鲜政权的稳定性，担心这个拥有大规模杀伤性武器的王朝崩溃。但是，最终，张成泽被处决实际只影响了一个其他国家——朝鲜唯一的国际盟友中国。