beijing 's displeasure is expressed through the publication of a detailed account of jang 's brutal execution in wen wei po , its official mouthpiece , in hong kong , on dec 12 .
the report vividly depicted the brutality of the young north korean political system .
the fact that it appeared in a beijing- controlled newspaper showed that china no longer cares about its relations with the kim regime .
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north korean leader kim jong un ( left ) with jang song thaek , who was the vice - chairman of the national defence commission , at a cemetery for korean war veterans in pyongyang in july .
in purging a top official known for his close ties with beijing in such a brutal manner , pyongyang did not hide its antagonism towards china .
2 man in north korea , took beijing by surprise and will adversely affect bilateral relations .
the official litany of jang 's treason implicated china three times .
according to the report , unlike previous executions of political prisoners which were carried out by firing squads with machine guns , jang was stripped naked and thrown into a cage , along with his five closest aides .