Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder is author of the newly-published China’s Rise and the Two Koreas and Director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at The Asia Foundation. The views expressed here are personal views. He can be reached at ssnyder@asiafound-dc.org.
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Rajin-Sonbong: A Strategic Choice for China in Its Relations with Pyongyang
The Rajin-Sonbong region in North Korea (also known as Rason following a 2004 administrative reorganization by central authorities) is an underdeveloped backwater near the far northeastern tip of the Korean
Wang Jiarui’s New Year’s Visit to Pyongyang and China’s New Approach to North Korea
Chief of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wang Jiarui visited Pyongyang on January 21-23, the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday, to mark the
Lee Myung-bak and the Future of Sino-South Korean Relations
World leaders, including PRC President Hu Jintao, offered congratulations to Lee Myung-bak following his election as South Korea’s next president on December 19, 2007. Hu’s message stressed his desire to