With elder Kim’s death, some see window for change in North Korea
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BEIJING — The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has set off a wave of anxiety among the country's neighbors and beyond, focused on possible instability on the Korean Peninsula and the unpredictable nature of the succession in the isolated, nuclear-armed country.
But along with the concern were some cautious expressions of optimism, and hopes that the sudden and unexpected leadership transition in Pyongyang might offer an opportunity for the country to pursue desperately needed reform of its dysfunctional economic system.
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