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China-North Korea trade
March 23, 2023
A Chinese Businessman on Doing Business Inside North Korea
By Seulkee Jang
“North Korea doesn’t have a stable political environment for foreigners to do business in, but because wages are so low, doing business there is worth a try,” the businessman told Daily NK.
January 26, 2023
North Korea Mines New Revenue Sources in Its Trade With China
By Troy Stangarone
The latest data shows Pyongyang is continuing to adapt to U.N. sanctions, while trade is beginning to rebound from pandemic lows.
January 06, 2023
North Korea Likely to Lift Pandemic Border Restrictions in 2023
By Sangsoo Lee
North Korea’s quest to strengthen its military power will require financial backing – which means reopening borders for trade and migrant workers.
December 23, 2022
China Relations Key to Situation in North Korea
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
A recent edition of the party newspaper makes that very clear.
April 11, 2022
Sanctioned and Sailing Through Chinese Waters: The Case of the UN-Blacklisted Hoe Ryong
By Leo Byrne
The microcosm of North Korean sanctions enforcement (or the lack thereof) has broader implications for current efforts to sanction Russia.
January 18, 2022
After Resuming Trade With China, North Korea Fires Another 2 Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
A day after a North Korean train crossed the border to get goods from China, the country conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
January 07, 2022
North Korea’s Strict COVID-19 Policies Undermine Kim Jong Un’s Goal of Ending Hunger
By Troy Stangarone
Dismal trade figures for 2021 attest to the toll the North’s border closures are taking on its food supply.
November 25, 2021
Why Has North Korea Struggled to Normalize Trade With China?
By Troy Stangarone
Since North Korea slammed its borders shut in the initial stage of the pandemic, it has made several motions toward resuming normal trade. None has panned out.
April 12, 2021
Global Trade Is Recovering From the Pandemic. North Korea’s Economy Isn’t.
By Troy Stangarone
With its borders still locked down, North Korea isn’t benefiting from China’s return to growth. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon.
April 01, 2021
Adam Cathcart & Christopher Green on the China-North Korea Borderlands
By Shannon Tiezzi
“One result of this natural cyclicality in North Korea’s policy toward China is that it causes quality of life to rise and fall markedly in the country’s border communities.”
January 06, 2021
What Is the Truth About COVID-19 in North Korea?
By Mitch Shin
North Korea insists there have been no coronavirus cases in the country. So why does it keep tightening restrictions, despite the heavy cost?
July 15, 2020
North Korean Citizens Desperately Need the China Border to Reopen
By Gabriela Bernal
Amid the COVID-induced shutdown of the border, hunger, homelessness, and business closures are all on the rise.
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