The Continuation of a ‘Deep-Seated Ancestral Relationship’: China and the passing of Kim Jong-il

Chang, Phoebe (2011) The Continuation of a ‘Deep-Seated Ancestral Relationship’: China and the passing of Kim Jong-il. (19 Dec 2011). Website.

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Abstract

The famed ‘Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang’ in Pyongyang features an elaborate ‘DPRK-China friendship’ segment, replete with socialist realist images of united revolutionaries. It cites the ‘deep-seated ancestral relationship’ between the two countries as well as the story of Kim Il-sung’s triumph over centuries of difficult international relations, supported of course, by his Chinese comrades. The 60th anniversary of the opening of China-North Korea diplomatic relations was also widely celebrated in by both Beijing and Pyongyang in 2009.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/ideas/
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Author(s)
Divisions:	IGA: LSE IDEAS
Subjects:	J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2024 11:24
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 12:44
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125099

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