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North Korea… Reformist Flirtations and Successor Politics: KCNA Tropes 13 Dec 200913 Dec 2009 While Chinese left-wingers insist upon the courage and worthiness of North Korea's wealth-equalizing currency reforms, Kim Jong Il is out talking up profitability in the northern frontier province of Jagang.…
North Korean border region… News and Background on Sino-Korean Relations 25 Aug 200925 Aug 2009 The South Korean satellite launch is getting short shrift in American media, but the PRC's Global Times gives it top billing. I think this indicates that China is, as it…