Lin Yuan

According to South Korean media reports, at the first session of the 14th Supreme People's Conference in North Korea, Cui Shanji replaced Jin Guiguan as the first foreign minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People's Conference.In addition, like the member of the Politburo and Foreign Minister of the Central Politburo of the North Korean Workers, Cui Shanji, as his deputy, was also elected as a member of the State Council.In this way, she also entered the core decision circle.The Korean media had reported that Cui Shanji had crossed Li Yonghao and directly reported his work to Kim Jong -un. Now she can do so.

In 2010, Cui Shanji served as Deputy Director of the North American Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.In 2016, she became the director of the North American Bureau, and her former Han Chenglie was promoted to the deputy foreign minister.

In 2018, the situation of the Korean Peninsula began to ease, and her promotion rate seemed to be accelerated.At that time, she served as the deputy foreign minister, and soon Han Chenglie was dismissed (whether there was some connection between the two was unclear).By this year, she became the first foreign minister and entered the State Council.If Han Chenglie does not fall off, it will not rule out the possibility of becoming the first foreign minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kim Jong -un's socialist construction at the stage of publicity on the 12th of this month and the governance of the Republic's government's internal and foreign policies focused on the relationship between North Korea and the United States.

He has realized that sanctions on North Korea may continue for a long time, and it is difficult to improve relations between North Korea and the United States.On the one hand, he mentioned that North Korea is of course attaching importance to dialogue and negotiation to solve the problem, but also said that there is no need to persevere in the head of sanctions to be eager to dismiss.

Although the prospects are unknown and the differences between the two sides are quite serious, the US -DPRK negotiations will not be completely interrupted, and Cui Shanji will still play an important role in it.

Kim Jong -un has participated in two US -DPRK summits held in Singapore and Hanoi, Singapore and Vietnam. Li Yonghao and Cui Shanji were accompanied, but they did not have Kim Guaguan or Han Chenglie.

It is also necessary to mention that from May 7th to 8th, 2018, before the second visit to China at the Singapore Meeting Summit, Cui Shanji was accompanied by the second visit to China.

In the past, Cui Shanji had a tough conversation with beauty.

For example, on May 24, 2018, Cui Shanji, then Deputy Foreign Minister, attacked US Vice President Pence: He only took the nuclear power country MDASH; MDash; North Korea MDASH; mdash;It is enough to see how stupid he is.She even threatened the United States: According to their way, North Korea can let the United States have a tragic tragic tragedy that has not experienced and even thought about it.Regarding the US -North Korea negotiations, she said: North Korea has never requested a conversation with the United States. If the United States does not want to sit down with North Korea, she will not force it.

On March 15 this year, Cui Shanji also spoke to criticize US Secretary of State Pompeo and National Security Consultant Bolton to play a negative role at the Second US -North Korea Summit, making the talks full of hostility and distrust.In this way, she actually pushed the responsibility of the Hanoi American and North Korean Summit to the United States, especially Pompeo and Bolton.

From Kim Jong -un's continuous promotion of Cui Shanji, until she let her enter the State Council, on the one hand, it can be seen that he has quite trust in Cui Shanji, on the other hand, it may also show that North Korea is difficult to soften on the nuclear issue.

Even though North Korea strategically ease the wording at certain time, it will still be quite tough at other times, and Cui Shanji is willing to make some aggressive conversations for Kim Jong -un.

As for the reason why Cui Shanji can get the trust of Kim Jong -un, it should not be considered from its diplomatic talents.

According to South Korean media reports, Cui Shanji is the adopted daughter of the former cabinet of North Korea.At present, North Korea, which still emphasizes the blood of Wanjingtai and Baitou Mountain, should be quite serious in the blood relationship in the officialdom (as well as the in -law relationship, adoption relationship, etc. as its supplementary in -laws, adoption relationships, etc.).

The privileged class children are promoted through the party affairs system, some are mainly promoted through the military system, and some of them are promoting through the diplomatic system, such as Li Yonghao (his father Li Mingji, former minister of the North Korean Workers' Organization Department) and Cui Shanji, etc.people.Cui Shanji's promotion can actually be regarded as a mirror in the Korean officialdom.

The author is a scholar and a doctor of history