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Little Kim, big words

April 12, 2013

While North Korea continues issuing bellicose threats against South Korea, Japan and the US, which have all put defense mechanisms into place, the isolated country's closest ally, China, is losing patience.

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A photograph provided by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via Yonhap News Agency (YNA) shows the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un (C), visiting a mausoleum for his deceased father and grandfather at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, 15 April 2013. EPA/KCNA
Image: picture-alliance/dpa

While North Korea continues issuing bellicose threats against South Korea, Japan and the US, which have all put mechanisms into place to defend themselves in the event of an attack, the isolated country's closest ally, China, is starting to losing patience.

A photograph provided by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via Yonhap News Agency (YNA) shows the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un (C), visiting a mausoleum for his deceased father and grandfather at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, 15 April 2013. EPA/KCNA
Image: picture-alliance/dpa
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