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Jifan Li

Jifan Li

Jifan Li is the China-North Korea Specialist Trainee at NK News. He has a master's in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and previously was a Korea Chair intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Seoul presses China to help revive diplomacy with its ally North Korea

But Beijing makes no mention of related discussion at foreign ministry talks, reflecting gap over DPRK policy

Jifan LiJifan LiDecember 19, 2025
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Chinese drone assembly lines bound for North Korea raises questions on legality

Videos point to gaps in China’s export rules amid North Korea’s push to expand its drone production capabilities

Jifan LiJifan LiDecember 12, 2025
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Chinese sellers offloading ‘black cars’ in North Korea to prevent repossession

Social media posts suggest the DPRK is becoming the final stop for mortgaged vehicles with unresolved ownership claims

Jifan LiJifan LiDecember 8, 2025
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Chinese Embassy promotes resumption of North Korea-China postal service

Reception of letter via of overland mail link comes amid continuing normalization of cross-border ties after pandemic

Jifan LiJifan LiDecember 2, 2025
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Chinese trader says he sold over 2,000 computers, graphics cards to North Korea

Reported export of hundreds of thousands of dollars in Dell, Lenovo products likely violates UN sanctions, expert says

Jifan LiJifan LiDecember 1, 2025
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North Korea allowing select Chinese merchants to visit border city of Rason

Entry reportedly requires invitation from DPRK firm, suggesting limited push for investment amid continuing restrictions

Jifan LiJifan LiNovember 25, 2025
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Chinese firm’s donation may be behind new ventilators at North Korean hospitals

Beijing Aeonmed provided $1.4M worth of medical equipment, months before its life-support machines showed up in DPRK

Jifan LiJifan LiNovember 21, 2025
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Russian airline begins routing flights over North Korea, long avoided by others

S7 Airline’s flights between Vladivostok and Shanghai likely net the DPRK fees but raise safety, sanctions concerns

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jifan LiNovember 19, 2025