An Airfield in Time: Dabao base, from the Korean War to Recommissioning under Xi

By | September 02, 2026

Before Dabao airbase was recommissioned in 2020, Sino-NK visited to find a time capsule of 1950s Maoist slogans.

DPRK Media Review: Praising China’s ‘socialist modernisation’, opposing the West

By and | August 21, 2026

DPRK media amplify praise of China amid key CCP and bilateral treaty anniversaries while condemning the US and Japan.

Diplomatic Review, Q2 2026: Amplifying Xi Post-Pyongyang

By | July 20, 2026

China pushes inter-party meetings with KWP, hosts debriefing of world diplomats in Pyongyang and leads tour of Chinese diaspora to promote Xi’s message on ‘new era’ of ties with North Korea.

North Korea’s Place on the Chessboard: A Review of ‘Fallout,’ by Joel Wit

By | July 10, 2026

With denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula further away than ever, this new work captures how and why a lasting deal between the US and North Korea remains elusive.

DPRK Media Review: Criticising Japan’s new military posture

By and | June 30, 2026

North Korean state and party media follows China’s lead in condemning Japan amid escalating war of words between Beijing and Tokyo.

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