Kim Jong-Eun is presenting himself in the guise of his grandfather, discounting the military and presenting a "great father of the natio" motif.
Now, with one million-plus phones, and all those portable cameras, the place opens up considerably.
My projection: KJE is going to try and reform the place in the Chinese way and thinks he can handle the process.
My hope: it spirals out of control in a Gorby manner.
Whatever the mid-term outcome, nice signs and good progress in all of this. I honestly believe that DPRK is off the danger radar in five years.
That way, we can all get jacked about arresting fishermen in the South China Sea, pretending it serves as prelude to a high-tech war with China.