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Remarkable pictures out of north korea. its leader kim jong-un seen this weekend at a kpop concert. he was reportedly deeply moved, standing and clapping for the performance. here's how rare of an occurrence this is. south korean musicians haven't been allowed to perform in north korea in over a decade. it is a first for k-pop. let me bring in the former beijing and seoul bureau chief for the los angeles times and author of "nothing to envy, ordinary lives in north korea." so nice to see you again. >> yes. >> can you hit home for me and to my understanding north koreans shouldn't be listening ...

Authorities may seek reasons for his life in north korea. so with me now, barbara, former beijing bureau chief for the los angeles times. barbara, so nice to meet you. i cannot get over the fact that in less than, what's it been, two months, talking about these two defections. prior to that time there had been four in five years. what's going on? >> well, it's really crazy. we have never seen this kind of action across the dmz before. and i would just guess it's a sign of how desperate these soldiers are, because they are, as your last interviewee said, gambling with their lives, a very high r...

Little political cover for their rigged economic policies as they are doing it in the interests of protecting stability in their own country. america's problems may not even be on the list. certainly not at the top of them. joining us now a man who literally wrote the book on china, richard mcgregor is the author of "the party." he's the former beijing bureau chief for the financial times and richard it's a pleasure to welcome you. give me a sense of how we did in trying to envision the priority list of acchinese leader. >> well that's right. chinese leaders don't wake up in the morning thinki...