The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in North Korea : A Preliminary Assessment

Abstract/Sommario: The article explores the burgeoning of Chinese investment in North Korea. By drawing on various materials including press reports and official data from both China and South Korea, the paper suggests that this rapid growth serves China's general policy goals toward North Korea, propping up the Pyongyang regime by leading it to embrace sustainable economic reforms. At the same time, China's investment has increasingly taken on commercial attributes