North Korean border region… Chinese Aid to Flood-Hit Areas in North Korea 31 Oct 201631 Oct 2016 The PRC's National Day (1 October) celebrations were muted in Pyongyang, but they did provide an opportunity for Li Jinjun, the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, to make a few…
Huanqiu Shibao… Sunday Links: Korea 4 Jul 2010 1. Joshua Stanton's analysis of Sino-North Korean relations on One Free Korea is stuffed with things worth thinking about. Of course, when he equates the Global Times with the Nazi…
North Korean border region… Curfews in Hoeryong 2 Apr 2010 The new Good Friends report is now available. At a time when Kim Jong Il is said to be revving up for a trip to the PRC prior to an…
My Publications… March 1 Commemorations in the DPRK 3 Mar 20103 Mar 2010 Given the documented backlash against their disastrous currency revaluation of November 30, 2009, one would imagine that the Korean Workers' Party leadership in Pyongyang would want to avoid open mention,…
North Korean border region… News from the Border Zone 16 Dec 2009 The latest Good Friends report describes how things are tightening up significantly in the northeastern DPRK city of Hoeryong, snug up against the Chinese border: Heoryung, All-out Effort on Cracking…
North Korean border region Correcting the Record on News from the Border Zone 5 Oct 20095 Oct 2009 Justification Regular sources of information from the Chinese-North Korean border zone are difficult to come by. The Daily NK is one of the more abundant, and apparently reliable sources, that…
Chinese nationalism… Fistfuls of Chinese Earth, Breaths of Conspiracy, Fusillades of Propaganda 3 Sep 2009 The Laura Ling/Euna Lee editorial has been partially translated and passed along, virtually without commentary or analysis, on the Daily NK's Chinese website, which is accessible in China. And the…