power vacuum 權力真空

power vacuum
繁：權力真空
简：权力真空

北韓領袖金正恩近來傳出進行心臟手術後病危，成了國際新聞頭條。南韓、美國和中國先後指病危的傳聞不實，但沒有否認他曾經做手術。

外界關注，北韓政局一旦因為金正恩健康問題而出現權力真空，勢必牽動地區甚至世界政局。

《環看天下》：外界關注北韓一旦出現權力真空的影響（2020年4月25日）。rthk，取自https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1522686-20200425.htm

But the answers carry significant implications for officials from Beijing to Seoul to Washington, because they must consider whether Kim would leave behind a massive power vacuum in a state that has successfully tested nuclear weapons, and the intercontinental-range ballistic missiles to deliver them.

Why the confusion about Kim Jong Un’s health actually makes sense. (2020, April 21). CNN. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/asia/kim-jong-un-health-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html