Communism comes in many forms in Asia. Two lectures give an insight into contemporary China and a rare and extraordinary glimpse into the reality of life in North Korea.
Organized in collaboration with CEASG, the Centre for East Asian Studies Groningen, an inter-faculty institute launched by the Faculty of Arts and facilitated by Globalisation Studies Groningen.
Jang Jin-sung, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom.
China’s development has been completely different from the West - in terms of language, philosophy and history.
