His health is closely watched, not [just] by the outsiders, but also North Koreans, he said. The concern [is] of a sudden power vacuum or leadership collapse inside North Korea.
Tae Young Ho is a former North Korean diplomat who fled his home country for the south and is now a legislator in the South Korean Assembly.
Although he said it is difficult to get accurate information about the health of the leader, the regime s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the lack of confidence in the medical system. Kim Jong Un knows very well that there is no health infrastructure in North Korea to cope, Mr Tae said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un s health is the biggest threat to his power — and his sister s only shot at succession
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