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If you’ve been scrolling on TikTok recently, you might have come across the viral song out of North Korea called ‘Friendly Father’. It’s been released by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. Frances Mao, from the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s bureau in Singapore, explains why this song went viral, and what it tells us about the regime.

Over in Russia, the nation’s annual Victory Day has taken place, partly to show off Russia’s military capacity. We talk to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Monitoring’s Alistair Coleman about what message these parades send. Plus, the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s China analyst Kerry Allen describes China’s propaganda methods.

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