In 1949, Mao Tse-tung's Communists established the People's Republic of China, and the following year, his People's Liberation Army invaded central Tibet. Barbara Demick armycentralchina Change image and share on social
The North Korean landscape is strikingly beautiful in places. It could be said to resemble America's Pacific Northwest - but substantially drained of color. Barbara Demick americabeautifulcolor Change image and share on social
The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous. Barbara Demick dissolveendfelt Change image and share on social
I agree with Kathi Zellweger that sanctions mostly punish the ordinary people who live at the edge of starvation. Barbara Demick agreeedgekathi Change image and share on social
In 2012, a five-year-old girl in Shandong province described to me how ten officials had chased her six-months-pregnant mother through the fields to prevent the birth of the family's second child, a boy. She died during the procedure. Barbara Demick birthboychase share on social
North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had propped up its old Communist ally with cheap fuel oil, North Korea's creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into ruin. Barbara Demick 1990sallyblack share on social
If you look at satellite photographs of the Far East by night, you'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light. This area of darkness is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Barbara Demick areacuriouslydarkness Change image and share on social
Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father. Barbara Demick disappointmentfacefather Change image and share on social
The Uighurs are a Turkic people more closely related to Uzbeks and Kazakhs than to Chinese. Barbara Demick chinesecloselykazakh Change image and share on social
In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Barbara Demick buddhismchildchinese Change image and share on social
