The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stood accused of treason, corruption, drug use, and womanizing, but no one outside the Hermit Kingdom knows for sure why he was purged and executed. Whatever was behind this chilling turn of events may reflect growing instability within the North Korean leadership and is being viewed by analysts as significant in terms of the country’s complex and close relationship with China.

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