They are increasingly exposed to outside influences, and leading academic Kim Sung-kyun says 20 to 40-year olds are key to a freer future
A lot has been promised of North Korea’s youth. The regime has saluted a “new generation” of young people coming of age under Kim Jong-un’s rule, while relaxed controls on foreign trading hint at the possibility ofgreater economic freedomsto come.
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Through investigation, it became clear that the generations are not as different as we expected
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Secretive shared experiences can make them feel like the authorities are nothing
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