Two Analysts correct the record on North Korea's unsavory reputation

Program Title: Rethinking the North Korean Narrative: Conversations with Kiyul Chung and Henri Feron
Description: On this week's Global Research News Hour we interview two analysts whose views on the Country of North Korea run opposite the way the East Asian country is typically portrayed.

The first guest, Kiyul Chong is a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He has visited North Korea numerous times. Chung corrects typical depictions of North Korea as a human rights pariah, belligerent and dangerous military power.

In the second half hour, Henri Feron, author of the May 5, 2014 article "Doom and Gloom or Economic Boom? The Myth of the “North Korean Economic Collapse” explains that the economic difficulties North Korea has been facing are exaggerated in the Western mind, that they have more to do with the sanctions imposed by foreign powers, the US in particular, and on who might benefit from this depiction of the country.

Host(s): Michael Welch
Featured Speakers/Guests: Kiyul Chung, Michael Welch, Henri Feron

Credits: interviews by Michael Welch

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