Darren Byler spent years living in Xinjiang and befriending the Uyghur communities there. Soon after leaving the region to continue his doctoral studies, Chinese authorities began a massive detention and incarceration campaign in the region. Byler became one of the...
The Communist Party’s newest “historical resolution” is a crucial step towards consolidating Xi Jinping’s power and status to equal that of Mao and Deng. In his new book Professor Shambaugh surveys China’s leaders and their times from Mao through Deng Xiaoping,...
While many countries are cautiously opening their borders and relying on high vaccination rates, China is one of the few to persist with a ‘zero Covid’ policy. How long can it hold out given the high socioeconomic costs of such a method and the spread of the highly...
For years, Koryo Group has ferried people into North Korea, working with a variety of North Korean organizations and individuals in tourism, sports, and culture. The reality of working on the ground can be very different than the general assumptions Westerners hold...