May 19, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adam Cathcart

Adam Cathcart

Adam Cathcart is a lecturer in history at the University of Leeds and the editor of Sino-NK.

Analysis

Lectures and threats: How to read rumors of a North Korea-China breakup

Reports of bellicose lectures in the DPRK's border regions should be taken with a pinch of salt

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartJune 11, 2017
Evergreen

A trip to Hunchun: North Korean workers and trade in China’s borderlands

A thriving border city serves as a revealing hub for PRC-DPRK economic cooperation

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartMay 17, 2017
Opinion

Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”

Amid Tillerson's visit, state media and the internet speculated on U.S. intentions and Kim Jong Nam

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartMarch 30, 2017
Analysis

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartOctober 20, 2016
Evergreen

How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive hits North Korea's associates in China

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartOctober 4, 2016