March 29, 2024
Analysis

In Dandong, signs China may enforce tougher N.Korean sanctions 

After series of warnings, Beijing takes number of steps to crack down on recalcitrant neighbor

In Ponbu Kindergarten, a training ground for children who go on to perform in Pyongyang’s Mass Games, almost everything is “made in China.”

Air conditioning units feature the logo of Gree, an electrical appliances firm based in Zhuhai, adjacent to Macau. Labels show that a classroom’s red plastic chairs were manufactured by Yimei Plastics Cement Company in Taizhou, a coastal city in prosperous Zhejiang province.

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