Very little is currently known about Kim Jong-un, including his personality as well as his political beliefs. His uncle-in-law, Jang Sung-taek, now serving as the Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission, is predicted to act as a regent to the young Kim Jong-un, who for now will only nominally serve his position as leader. From the little information known, it seems that Kim Jong-un will be a more fragile and less "effective" ruler than his father, which - as many predict - may lead to a more powerful and possibly dangerous North Korean military. What do you guys think? What will happen under the regime of the Great Successor Kim Jong-un?
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Since we don't know much about Kim Jong-un, it is too early to tell how he will rule the country. Although I think that he will leave many decisions to his advisers. Some of them were pro-business, so under Un's rule, North Korea may open its doors to world trade in a fashion like China did in the 1970's.
I agree with Timothy that it is too soon to tell what type of leader Kim Jong-un will be. However Jang Sung-taek will most likely be calling the shots for a while until Kim Jong-un is old enough to rule effectively. But right now it is too soon to tell what will happen in North Korea.
Since Kim Jong-un is rather young and unexperienced it is likely that his advisors, like his uncle, will play a large part in his decision making process. But as he is the son of Kim Jong-il he will probably be following in his footsteps, and running North Korea according to his fathers teaching.
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