The Charts That Help Explain the Kim Jong Un Doctrine
- North Korea Workers' Party to hold biggest congress since 1980
- Congress serves as chance for Kim to reorganize leadership
North Korean Leader Readies His Political Coronation
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North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party will on Friday open its biggest meeting in more than three decades, with the focus on the course Kim Jong Un will chart for the isolated nation.
The Kim family has used party congresses -- the last was held in 1980 -- to consolidate its grip on power and announce long-term economic plans. This year’s gathering comes on the heels of a slew of missile launches, the nation’s fourth nuclear test, and a threat by Kim to detonate another nuclear bomb as he seeks to build weapons capable of striking the U.S. The congress is expected to last several days.