[Breaking News] Data overload? Koreans treat enforcement in China | NK News-North Korean news

Описание: [Breaking News] Data overload? Koreans treat enforcement in China | NK News-North Korean news
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If you are having a hard time keeping up with the latest sanctions on North Korea, you are not alone. (The U.S. Treasury Department announced them on 24 January.) Outside of the small group of people for whom such stuff is the vital life’s blood of specialization – the UN Panel of Experts, Treasury-types, and a very small handful of think tankers who tend to have sub-interests in missile technology and satellite imagery – everyone is on the back foot trying to get up to speed. But, in truth, things could be more difficult. Imagine trying to keep up with the barrage of sanctions data from a very different vantage point, from a place that truly matters in terms of enforcement: namely, the offices of the PRC Customs Bureau in Dandong or its port of Donggang. Do the customs officers and workers in Dandong read the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal? Do they talk about Stephan Haggard’s, or Justin Hastings’, or John S. Park’s latest presentations and books? Are there grimy and dog-eared stacks of thick print-outs of Chinese translations of Leo Byrne’s NK Pro output from 2017 on their desks? More measurably, we can ask: to what extent, if any, are the new sanctions are being discussed in the Chinese news media, or by PRC state academics? When a Chinese bank or business is hit with an executive order or Treasury notice for working with North Korea, does anyone in China hear about it? SPARSE COVERAGE To judge from commentaries in foreign affairs tabloids, more ink has been spilled in China on the alleged perils of the Vancouver conference than...
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