Back to the Party: Xi in Pyongyang, and Renewed Emphasis on CCP-WPK Ties
The Chinese leader dropped mention of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and instead focused on socialist politics in an apparent effort to sideline Moscow.
Wigs, Eyelashes, and Ore: Tracking the Trade Surge between North Korea and Liaoning
Resumption of trains, and high-level contact between Beijing and Pyongyang, drives soaring North Korean exports to Liaoning.
Power, Performance, and Agency: A Review of ‘Millennial North Korea’, by Suk-Young Kim
Account of North Korean mobile, media, and language use finds creative pockets of resistance amid enduring restrictions.
DPRK Media Review: Condemning US Allies and Ignoring Iran
Despite Pyongyang-Tehran ties, and US and Israeli bombardment, Iran mostly remained absent from North Korean media coverage in March.
Diplomatic Review, Q1 2026: China’s Foreign Minister Returns to Pyongyang
Wang Yi made his first visit to the DPRK in nearly six years following the resumption of train and flight services connecting the capitals of China and North Korea .
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