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Former North Korean official explains why Kim Jong-un travels by train for state visits | South China Morning Post

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on September 12, 2023, in his dark green bulletproof train, as seen from video released by Russian officials. Kim has been travelling by train for every state visit since becoming leader in 2011. A former North Korean official explained why Pyongyang’s ruling Kim fam…

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