Chinese Foreign Relations
High on Comradeship: China Publicizes the DPRK Drugs Issue
Nick Miller reviews an intriguing Global Times report from mid-March, one that looks a lot like a public shot across North Korea’s drug-producing bow.
Rhetorical Arsenal or Honest Rapprochement: China’s Taiwan Policy and Korean Reunification
Writing from Kaohsiong, Mycal Ford examines the complications and lessons of Taiwan-mainland ties for Korean reunification.
A Soupçon of Anger: KCNA-China File No. 23
Looking back at a period of bilateral agony, Sino-NK returns to December 2012, capturing several critical months of North Korean discussion about China.
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.
No More Firewall: Qiao Xinsheng on the DPRK’s Militant Isolation
The Chinese debate over North Korea’s strategic position continues. One academic from Wuhan pointedly suggests that North Korea has long ceased to be an asset, and should not involve China in a regional war.
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