Posts Tagged ‘Dandong’

Diplomatic Review, Nov 2025: Remembering Kim Yong-nam

By | December 05, 2025

Death of DPRK’s longest-serving, senior government official follows decades of high-level diplomacy with Chinese leaders from Mao to Xi Jinping.

Business as Usual: Liaoning Leads China-DPRK Trade Revival

By | November 28, 2025

Sharp increase in trade with China’s main gateway to the DPRK comes amid signs of North Korea’s economic reopening after Covid-19.

Diplomatic Review, Oct 2025: First Visit by a Chinese Premier to the DPRK in 16 Years

By | November 07, 2025

Li Qiang’s visit to Pyongyang to mark 80th WPK anniversary continues escalation in high-level diplomacy

The Long Crane of the Law: Liaoning Corruption and the Customs Bureau

By | November 04, 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping steps up anti-corruption drive against customs officials amid strong trade growth with the DPRK and South Korea

The Dandong Chess Board: Trade, Anti-Corruption, and Russian Visitors

By | May 26, 2024

What are the ambitions of Chinese Communist Party cadre in Dandong in opening up further to North Korea and Russia? And a local anti-corruption update.