Author Archives
Lecturer of Asian history at Queen's University Belfast and Editor of SinoNK.com.
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A Soupçon of Anger : KCNA-China File No. 23
Looking back at a period of bilateral agony, SinoNK returns to December 2012, capturing several critical months of North Korean discussion about China.
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In Need of an Icon: Interview with Blaine Harden [Part 3/3]
In the third and last part of a Sino-NK exclusive interview, Blain Harden, author of Escape from Camp 14, discusses with Adam Cathcart the potential impact of the Chinese-language publication and his experience writing the book.
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Premier Pak Pong-ju: The Helmsman Looks North
If the DPRK’s new Premier is indeed seeking economic reform and outside investment, all roads surely lead north, as Adam Cathcart argues.
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The Golden Age Is Over: Stacking Up Borderlands Sources in Dandong
Are dozens of Chinese capitalists really camping out in Pyongyang, trying to get their money back? Adam Cathcart translates and goes back to the future to find out.
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“Chaos for Selfish Gains:” North Korea in East Asia
Adam Cathcart takes a brief look at North Korean-Chinese mutual perceptions in their East Asian context.
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The Art of Narrative Propulsion: North Korea’s “State of War,” and Conjuring Chinese Troops on the North Korean Frontier
Adam Cathcart takes apart North Korea’s March 30 “war declaration” and rumors of Chinese troop movements near the DPRK.
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The Prisoner: Questioning the Kenneth Bae Narrative
Adam Cathcart translates an article from the France-North Korea Friendship Association that sheds new light on the case of an American who has been held in the DPRK since November 3, 2012.
