Archive for March, 2012:

Generational Change in China and North Korea

By | March 13, 2012

Generational Change in China and North Korea by Scott Bruce 2012 is a year of political transition in North-East Asia. Russia and Taiwan have both had recent elections, South Korea will have both a parliamentary and a presidential election this year, in April and December respectively, and the political environment in Japan remains fluid. With […]

The North Korea Lobby, French Edition

By | March 12, 2012

As the Unhasu Orchestra prepares for its March 14 French debut, a few words about the communications and political environment surrounding North Korea in France seem apropos. — Editor Emmanuel Daniel, “Qui sont les lobbies nord-coréens en France [Who Lobbies for North Korea in France]?” Slate.fr, January 6, 2012 http://www.slate.fr/story/48375/coree-nord-france-juche  [Translated by Adam Cathcart.] Upon […]

Sanctions, Shedding Tears, and New Developments in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Recent KCNA Coverage on China

By | March 12, 2012

Please click here to view KCNA File No. 9 in its entirety KCNA File No. 9, 5 February 2012-11 February 2012 by Evan Koepfler KCNA focused more attention on China this week, with a total of ten stories published. Compared to past weeks, this may seem like a moderate increase, but with the multitude of […]

“A Storm of Fire Ready to Engulf all Traitors”: The DPRK’s Recent Mass Youth Rallies

By | March 11, 2012

“A Storm of Fire Ready to Engulf all Traitors”: The Recent DPRK Mass Youth Rallies by David Matthew Rallies covered the entire length of North Korea during the first week of March, with people from all backgrounds calling for “holy war” against South Korea and its prime minister, Lee Myung-bak. These events were set off […]

China’s War Plans for Pyongyang

By | March 10, 2012

SinoNK’s Analyst for Chinese Geostrategy, Nick Miller, arrives with “three doubts” corresponding to China’s military planning with regard to North Korea. — Adam Cathcart, Editor-in-Chief http://treatmentedwiki.net/buy-keflex-online/ China’s War Plans for Pyongyang by Nick Miller “In order to attack the strong, you must nurture them to make them even stronger.”  – Tai Kung[1] Among Western analysts, […]