Archive for July, 2012:
Beware the North Korean Rumor Mill: Chris Green on Sourcing and Quality of Borderlands Information
Christopher Green breaks down the quality of information derived from Chosun Workers’ Party cadres, Chinese-Korean traders, and rumors in markets in North Korean markets.
SinoNK Dukes of Hazzard Edition: Chasing the General Ri
SinoNK Dukes of Hazzard Edition: Chasing the General Ri by Adam Cathcart While our team of analysts at SinoNK has – as yet— been unable to capture any exclusive interviews about the departure of General Ri Yong-ho from Pyongyang’s strewn stages, we have surely been reading the Chinese press for clues and new analytical threads. […]
The Beijing Party Secretary and the Crowd: Incident at Mount Paektu
On July 15, Liu Qi [刘奇], the CCP Party Secretary of Beijing, made an imperial progress to Mount Paektu/Changbaishan, resulting in the closing of the mountain to thousands of Chinese and South Korean tourists. The story is told in Chinese Weibo-style (handful of pics and some salty captions) here. In a nutshell, Liu Qi’s motorcade […]
Sino-North Korean Friendship as the “Last Instructions of General Secretary Kim Jong Il” : KCNA China File No. 18
Sino-North Korean Friendship as the “Last Instructions of General Secretary Kim Jong Il” : KCNA China File No. 18 by Evan Koepfler Of the 21 stories published about China by KCNA for this two-week period, 14 relating in a specific way the relationship between China and the DPRK. As with the previous KCNA-China File, this […]
Deer Musk and Female Dominance: North Korea in the 2012 London Olympics
Deer Musk and Female Dominance: North Korea in the 2012 London Olympics by Benjamin R. Young In a matter of days, the welcome ceremony for the 2012 Olympics will commence and the games will officially begin. If past experience is any guide, world media will be mainly focusing on the three major athletic powerhouse nations […]
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