Technology
Zhang Liangui: North Korea Will Conduct a Third Nuclear Test This Year
Is a third North Korean nuclear test inevitable? China’s top DPRK experts seem to think so. A SinoNK exclusive, with translation and analysis by Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga in Beijing.
Report: Foreigners Not Allowed to Bring Cell Phones to Sinuiju [Updated]
North Korea’s liberalization of cell phone use for foreigners is limited to Pyongyang and Mt. Myohyang, says a Chinese media report.
Charisma vs. the Power Grid: Calculating Priorities and Hallucinations in Kim Jong-un’s Speech
Facing dysfunction in the nation’s power grid, Roger Cavazos (Nautilus Institute) and Adam Cathcart explore the gap between Kim Jong-un’s charismatic message and the low wattage of reality.
From Unha to Shahab: Contextualizing Notions of Iranian Help with North Korea’s Missile Launch
Jende Huang (Monterey Institute) looks at the Pyongyang-Beijing-Tehran triangle against the backdrop of North Korea’s quick missile success. Intro by Roger Cavazos.
Red Glare: Chinese Responses to the DPRK’s Launch
Chinese-language responses to the North Korean missile launch were protean; our team of Cathcart/Cavazos/Beauchamp summarizes 21 such stories, with graphics galore.