Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com NEW DELHI — The late “Great Leader” Kim Il-Sung no doubt drew upon the teachings of Mao Zedong when he formulated his philosophy of “juche” or self-reliance, but one word you never hear on visits to North Korea is “Maoism.” If North Korea recognizes Mao Zedong as an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com There’s no mystery as to why the owners of North Korea are calling the Korean War armistice “null and void.” They want to replace it with a peace treaty with the U.S. — a deal that would freeze out South Korea, which they consider a U.S. client, a […]