Posts Tagged ‘China’
The Amulet: Chinese Justification for North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
Mycal Ford parses an op-ed indicating reservoirs of support in the PRC establishment for North Korea’s formula of economic development via nuclear weapons.
North Korea’s Taiwan Option: Exploring Two Deals
SinoNK’s correspondent in Kaohsiung, Mycal Ford, looks at a surreptitious visit by a DPRK official to Taiwan, and a contentious agreement between North Korea and Taiwan to handle nuclear waste.
The View From Beijing: North Korea as a Path for U.S.-China Cooperation
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga files a special report from Beijing, and SinoNK translates commentary from an array of Chinese sources.
Clinging to North Korea: A Chinese Traditionalist View
An extended apology for China’s orthodox alignment with the DPRK was recently published in Huanqiu Shibao. Roger Cavazos translates, and goes on a journey that ranges from aircraft carriers to Afghanistan.
Cooling the Nuclear Hotspot: Advocating a PRC Nuclear Umbrella for North Korea
If China can provide a reliable nuclear umbrella, will “relevant countries” abandon their nuclear plans? On the brink of a third DPRK nuclear test, a Chinese analyst puts forth a solution.