Chinese Perspective on US-Cuba Rapprochement
Despite the (nominal) socialist ties, Chinese media reveals that there is little interest in US-Cuban rapprochement, yet the coverage that exists provides some insight into how China views US domestic and foreign relations, with Cuba and other countries non grata, namely North Korea.
Coal Knows No Boundaries: #Shigak no. 16
This issue of #Shigak covers a range of topics from the middle of November until the middle of December including the persecution of the “Saegye six,” the transportation of coal from Russia to South Korea via Ranjin, and the factional politics surrounding the nomination of a new party chairperson for the opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy.
Yongusil 55: Asymmetries and Activation at the Asian Borderlands Research Network
Placing Asian and Korean border spaces in a wider context, Sino-NK reviews the recent Asian Borderland Research Network conference at the City University of Hong Kong.
Assessing North Korea’s Nuclear Gambit: A View from Beijing
Chinese policy debate over North Korea has been rather fractious of late. A new translation by Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga shows Zhang Liangui wading into the fray, via an essay for a premier foreign affairs periodical in the PRC.
Yongusil 54: Northern Parallelisms at the British Association of Korean Studies
The British Association of Korean Studies held its semi-annual conference in the defiantly industrial steel city of Sheffield recently. Sino-NK was there to encounter ruptures and parallels.
A Bundle of Bills in November: #Shigak no. 16
This issue of #Shigak looks at a number of bills that passed South Korea’s National Assembly to address issues surrounding the Sewol ferry sinking and the country’s underdeveloped welfare state. Other topics include a temporary workers strike, the Sewol ferry captain’s jail sentence, and Sino-Korean economic ties.
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Chinese Perspective on US-Cuba Rapprochement
Emile Dirks | December 30, 2014 -
Coal Knows No Boundaries: #Shigak no. 16
Sino-NK | December 17, 2014 -
Assessing North Korea’s Nuclear Gambit: A View from Beijing
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga | December 3, 2014 -
A Bundle of Bills in November: #Shigak no. 16
Sino-NK | November 27, 2014
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