Asia-Pacific Pyongyang’s cycle of provocation and negotiation: A dispassionate analysis October 21, 2019 0 Image Credit: Pyongyang by Jen Morgan/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Nah Liang Tuang and Shawn Ho. In a recent commentary entitled ‘Handshakes and Missiles:…
China The Sino-Russian Partnership and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis June 21, 2019 0 Written by Elizabeth Wishnick. Image Credit: Tri-Border area by Caitriana Nicholson/Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 2.0. This brief outlines Chinese and Russian interests in North Korea, examines how…
China President Trump, China has probably done all it can on North Korea – the ball’s in your court now December 3, 2018 0 Written by Gregory J. Moore. Despite the hoopla and high expectations surrounding the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore earlier this year,…
China North Korea’s Chinese-style ‘Reform and Opening Up’ November 29, 2018 0 Written by Emily Weinstein. 2018 has seen a significant shift in the positioning of North Korean (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un. Once known for touting his…
China The China factor in US-DPRK negotiations November 27, 2018 0 Written by Rorry Daniels. Although the world generally applauds the upward trajectory of the rapprochement between North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: DPRK),…
China China-North Korea Relations: Pitfalls and Possibilities February 24, 2017 2 Written by Timothy Rich China is frequently viewed through a myopic lens when it comes to North Korea. It is technically committed to the country’s…
China Targeting Northeastern Tigers: The Anti-Corruption Campaign in Liaoning February 23, 2017 2 Written by Adam Cathcart In assessing the depth and the impact of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, few provinces are as interesting as Liaoning (遼寧). The…
International Relations Abusive Convenience: Recent Chinese-North Korean Relations June 26, 2014 0 Written by Adam Cathcart. In the lengthening aftermath of the Jang Song-taek execution, writers who are fond of metaphors for Chinese-North Korean relations can take…
International Relations Tuning Out Beijing’s Six-Party Drumbeat April 1, 2014 0 Written by Adam Cathcart. You know things are not going particularly well for China’s diplomatic efforts in Pyongyang when a visit by a small second-rank…