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A protester holds a poster of one of China's best known dissidents Liu Xiaobo, outside the Chinese liaison office, during a protest in Hong Kong urging for Liu's release January 25, 2010.
Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010

Open quoteKim Jong Un's promotion is the starting point for his formal succession to power.Close quote

  • KIM YONG-HYUN,
  • a North Korea expert at Seoul's Dongguk University, on the move by ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to promote his youngest son to the rank of general in the Korean People's Army
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