Tag: China North Korea border crossings
Borderline cases_ #6: “The Third Korea”
In 1994 I made a journey through the province of Jilin and the Yanbian region in China, interested in the Korean Chinese community and the state of mind in this border territory. What follows is an im... Read More
Borderline cases_# 5: Tumen, China: looking back in time
The 1400 km long border between China and North Korea consists of 2 rivers, the Yalu and the Tumen. The actual dividing line between China and North Korea for the most part runs straight through these... Read More
Borderline cases #4 Mt. Paektu: dancing on the volcano
Top: North Korean Propaganda Image March 2019_Mount Paektu, or Baitoushan as it’s called in in Chinese, does have a very special, almost sacred meaning for South and North Koreans. What Mount Fu... Read More
Borderline cases_#3: Will Kim cross the Rubicon?
Feb 27 2019_Kim Jong-un will travel by train from Pyongyang via China to Hanoi in Vietnam for the summit with Trump, a 60-hour journey. Back and forth more than 8000 km! The tradition of travelling by... Read More