North Korea Courts China With Dancing Pandas in Pyongyang Gala
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North Korea’s government used one of its most visible propaganda tools -- mass performances in a Pyongyang stadium -- to demonstrate its closeness to China as the Stalinist state embarks on a leadership change.
With top leader Kim Jong Il looking on, as many as 50,000 North Korean dancers, acrobats, soldiers and children taking part in the annual Arirang festival last night donned panda costumes and clashed cymbals.