The Geopolitics of Shenyang’s Koreatown
Tension on the Korean peninsula is felt around the world, but perhaps no where more visibly than on Xita Street, Northeast China's largest Koreatown.
Old and New Minds: The evolving relations of North Korea, China and the US
Following the death of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, the Korean Peninsula has seen a chain of explosive incidents: on March 6th, the DPRK launched a […]
China in 2016: Year in Review
China Focus reviews 2016 ²s top stories and how they were covered here at UCSD: Donald Trump Says ˜China. CHINA. China' There's no getting around it, Donald Trump is the […]
North Korean Nonproliferation: A US-China Missed Opportunity
This article is a winner of the 2016 China Focus Essay Contest. The other winning piece, which focuses on climate change cooperation, can be found here. The 2017 essay contest will open […]
Is this the end of the road for the China-DPRK friendship?
Since the Korean War, China has been North Korea’s greatest ally and benefactor. China supplied North Korea with critical resources necessary for the survival of the North Korean regime, while [...]
Cordial yet Cold: Explaining China’s Aversion to International Sanction Regimes
Several important sanction regimes have been conceptualized and implemented in the last few decades. While the targets, reasons, and goals of imposing sanctions have differed, the initiators [...]
Witness to Transformation: China Edition
Professor Haggard reviewed a recent paper by Brad Roberts, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense on Nuclear and Missile Policy, discussing extended deterrence and strategic stability in [...]
