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>> shannon: first chinese president to visit pyongyang in 14 years. china's xi jinping is on his way to north korea right now to meet with the leader kim jong un. this all comes amidst nuclear talks between north korea and the u.s., and also the u.s.-china trade showdown. joining me now, the beijing bureau chief anna fifield, also the author of the brand-new book, fascinating on kim jong un, called "the great successor." anna, welcome. >> thanks for having me on, shannon. >> shannon: you've done exhaustive research. you talk to people in and out of north korea, aunts and uncles, at one point s...

Kim jong-un is perhaps the biggest enigma on the world staining. we know he was educated in switzerland. we know he can be absolutely brutal. we know that he loves basketball. and donald trump says the two of them fell in love. but much of the rest of kim's life is a mystery. well, my next guest has a new book out that sleds great light on therein enigmatic man. anna fifield is the beijing bureau chief for the "washington post" and the author of "the great successor successor." ana, pleasure to have you on. >> thanks, great to be here. >> so people know so little about this guy. what was the -...

Analysts believe kim has executed well over 100 senior generals and officials since coming to power seven and a half years ago. >> is he a psychopath? >> he's not a psychopath. he's brutal and a tyrant, but he is not psychopathic. he's not ir ralgs. he approached this task in a very cold, clinical, ruthless way. >> i asked anna what, it anything, could bring kim jong-un down. she says he's been so ruthless, she doesn't think he would be vulnerable to a a coup. his biggest risk, a heart attack brought on by high diet, chain smoking and drinking. not taking off, democrats cry foul after presid...

Also, hong kongers fight back against main land china. but can they win this battle against the beijing behemoth? we'll talk to one of the key leaders of the protests. and the man, the myth, the enigma. just who is kim jong-un? who is this brutal dictator that donald trump says writes him beautiful letters? anna fifield has written the definitive biography. >> but first, here's my take. this week, we watched an unusual spectacle. the foreign minister of germany, one of the united states' closest allies went to tehran and announced that a european payment system designed as an alternative to ...

Buttons to push with donald trum trump. an instinct from the most cut throat of dynasties. >> he was chosen by his father at the age of 8 years old. he was presented with a green uniform with brass buttons. and he was called the little general. and real generals came into his birthday party and saluted him and bowed to him. >> reporter: how did kim's father have that gut instinct about his younger son? "washington post" reporter anna fifield says the older kim might have gotten that substance abuse ti intuition a few years earlier. his brother was introduced by their father to the sushi chef. ...