history and memory… On the PRC Ambassador in Pyongyang, ‘Comfort Women’ Activists, and the Women Cross DMZ Reception 27 May 201527 May 2015 This morning I turned on my computer and immediately became wrapped up in a somewhat quixotic quest to find the origins of a rumor. The rumor being that the Chinese…
North Korea… North Korea Misinformation Bingo 9 Oct 20149 Oct 2014 When it comes to North Korea, there are an awful lot of hypotheses floating about the information spectrum these days. Whether or not these all have been encouraged, tacitly or…
North Korea… Why Kim Jong-un Might Turn Up in Mongolia 26 Sep 201426 Sep 2014 When the North Korean state media stops reporting on the activities of its head of state, or says he's experiencing 'discomfort' during a long absence, tongues will wag and Anglophone…