North Korea | David Guttenfelder Photography. Seeing Life For Yourself Here’s an interview for National Geographic about my work, and the power of photography, posted on the photoblog PROOF. National Geographic turned the cameras around on 44 of its contributing photographers this year to ask about each’s persons life and journey. Produced by NatGeo senior picture editor Pamela Chen, and University of North Carolina’s Chad A.
Stevens. Edited by Mika Chance. Dramabeans » Deconstructing korean dramas and kpop culture. Politics of dynasty: The one thing that China, North Korea, Japan and South Korean share in common. Dynastic politics seem to make a comeback in East Asia. First, Kin Jong-un took over North Korea after the death of his father. Then, Xi Jinping, the son of a communist politician veteran Xi Zhongxun, was announced the new leader of China for the next 10 years. On this past Sunday, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s ex-prime minister from 2006 – 2007 and grandson of Nobusuke Kishi, prime minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960, was elected again to lead the country.
Just yesterday, Park Guen-hye, daughter of South Korea’s longest-ruling dictator Park Chuang-Hee, was elected the country’s new president. Political dynasties aren’t new in the history of East Asia, but in modern time when some countries adopted democracy and the others claimed to practice “socialism,” this is probably the first time when all four most-talked-about countries in the region follow father-son/daughter leadership at the same time. An era of Pin Die Pin die, a competition of family background The ruling class always rules Li Xiaopeng. Analysis. TimelineJS Embed.
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