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In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
China Brings Supermarket Concept to North Korea
Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang has sparked protest in some quarters, most recently when the Chinese government announced it would repatriate North Korean refugees. Yet China’s economic ties to North Korea...
S. Korea, China Discuss Stability in N. Korea
China’s Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Suk-hwan met in Seoul to discuss matters pertaining to peace and stability of the peninsula. After the death of leader Kim Jong-Il and...
Hong Kong Shares Inch Higher
After the drop in the Hang Seng Index due to the news of Kim Jong-il’s death and fears of instability in the region, Hong Kong stocks were able to rebound and close up 0.1 percent. Business Week reports: The Hang Seng...
China Scrambles for Clues after Kim’s Death (Updated)
Xinhua announced the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in a two-sentence dispatch: Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from...
China Trip By North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Ends
Chinese media have confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il did indeed visit China, perhaps underscoring his growing dependence on Chinese support. From BBC: It was Kim Jong-il’s third visit to China in a year, in a...
China Pushes Talks on North Korea as Kim Visits
Reports surfaced last week that Kim Jong-un, son and heir apparent of Kim Jong-il, was visiting China. However, over the weekend, it was revealed that Kim the elder was in fact in China, on his third trip there in a year, and it...
Chinese Scholar in Jail for Leaking Info on Kim Jong-il’s Health
Scholar Jin Xide, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Japanese Studies, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for leaking the “state secret” that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is...
China and North Korea: Greetings, Comrades
Kim Jong-il’s surprise visit to China last week has generated much speculation over his motivations. From the Economist: China has complained loudly about America’s recent muscle-flexing, particularly its joint military...
China Silent on North Korea’s Kim Visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s secretive visit to China the second this year, has now been confirmed but his agenda there is still unclear. From Reuters: China kept silent on Friday about a reported visit by North...
Kim Jong-il Reported to Be in China
Once again, reports are surfacing that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may, or may not, be in China, or is arriving there shortly. From the New York Times: The South Korean authorities were checking signs that the North Korean...
Kim’s Visit Shows Limits of Chinese Influence
The Financial Times looks at China-North Korea relations in the wake of KimJong-il’s recent trip to Beijing: When North Korea tested its second atomic warhead last year, South Korean diplomats said with satisfaction their...
North Korea’s Kim Reaffirms Nuclear Disarmament: China
Reuters reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to China, where he met with President Hu Jintao and other top leaders: China’s Xinhua news agency said Kim, who arrived home on Friday, was given a warm...
Kim’s Visit Sparks Anger
Chinese netizens do not approve of the actions of Kim Jong-il during his visit to China, according to a report from RFA: Chinese netizens have reacted angrily to a visit to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, with large...
Kim Jong-il Shows Unusually High Profile in China
After his surreptitious journey across the border, Kim Jong-il is now stepping out in public in China on a rare visit. From South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo: Kim also publicly ventured out of the hotel three times, taking with...
Reports: NKorean Leader Kim to Meet Top Beijing Officials During Rare Trip to China
It’s now been all but confirmed that Kim Jong-il is in China and preparing to meet with top officials in coming days. From AP: In Dalian, Kim reportedly toured an automobile-manufacturing factory, a shipbuilding yard and...
Did North Korea’s Kim Jong-il Take a Secret Train to China?
Secretive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to have taken a train to China yesterday and is staying in a hotel in Dalian. From the Christian Science Monitor: All the world knows about this rare and potentially critical...
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