Even Mother Nature, it seems, has been conscripted to help propagate the Kim family’s personality cult. In autumn, North Korea is devoid of any colour: the rice paddies have not yet been sown and the dirt fields lay bare save for a few skeletal trees that struggle up...
Chinese media is attempting to spin the country’s pollution problem as a source of national pride. It won’t work – environmental protests are on the rise, writes Tim Robertson from Jiangsu province. The climate change “debate” has been...
From terrorist attacks in the capital to acquiescence to nationalism on foreign policy, the Chinese Communist Party’s control seems to be weakening, writes Tim Robertson from Jiangsu province. The Chinese government has an astounding ability to act quickly and...
