New Eastern Outlook

EN|FR|RU

Follow us on:

New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

PhD in History, leading research fellow at the Center for Korean Studies of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences

Crazy Fakes

Crazy Fakes as a Sign of “Cartoon Reality”

More recently, we have been looking at a fake story about North Korea supplying arms to Russia, which the author believes to have originated from a Telegram channel of dubious validity. Unfortunately, the story had two curious sequels. First, the excitement reached such a level that on September 21, 2022, the Vice Director General of the General Bureau of Equipment...

Konstantin Asmolov

PRC-DPRK Relations in 2021-2022; the Political Aspect

Following a series of articles on the interaction between Seoul and Beijing, it is worth examining what the communication between Beijing and Pyongyang has looked like. Kim and Xi have constantly exchanged personal messages. For example, on March 23, 2021 Kim Jong-un sent a verbal personal message to Xi Jinping, informing...

Konstantin Asmolov

PRC-ROK Relations: Cultural Exchanges

After THAAD was deployed in the Republic of Korea in 2016, China restricted access to its market for South Korean (pop) culture content, including games, movies, TV series and popular music. Korean artists were banned from touring in China. However, the Chinese government did not issue any official decrees on this matter: restrictions were imposed by rejecting...

Konstantin Asmolov

“Sensitive Issues” in PRC-ROK Relations: the Problem of THAAD and the Issue of KADIZ

Konstantin Asmolov

“Sensitive Issues” in PRC-ROK Relations: Issues of Sinophobia

Konstantin Asmolov

Yoon Suk-yeol: A U-Turn to Nuclear Power

Konstantin Asmolov

PRC-ROK Relations from the End of 2021; the Economic Aspect

Konstantin Asmolov

PRC-ROK Relations after the Election of Yoon Suk-yeol; the Political Aspect

Konstantin Asmolov

< 1 … 43 44 45 46 47 … 130 >