John Delury

John Delury is the author of Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA’s Covert War in China.

Articles by John Delury
U.S. sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon.
U.S. sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon.

Spy Balloons Evoke Bad Cold War Memories for China

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John Delury
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

How to Buy Time on the Korean Peninsula After Trump’s Theatrics

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John Delury
HANGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 28: Qianjiang New Town performs light show to welcome the upcoming G20 Hangzhou Summit on August 28, 2016 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Located on the east bank of Qiantang River, Qianjiang New Town was designed to be the new CBD of Hangzhou city. It performed a light show on Sunday night to welcome the G20 Hangzhou Summit which would held on September 4-5. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
HANGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 28: Qianjiang New Town performs light show to welcome the upcoming G20 Hangzhou Summit on August 28, 2016 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Located on the east bank of Qiantang River, Qianjiang New Town was designed to be the new CBD of Hangzhou city. It performed a light show on Sunday night to welcome the G20 Hangzhou Summit which would held on September 4-5. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Anxiety in the Air, World Leaders Converge on China

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John Delury, Ho-fung Hung, Philipp Ivanov
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 21: North Korean dancers and musicians wave North Korean flags during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Summer Universiade Games August 21, 2003 in Daegu, South Korea. North Korea had threatened to boycott the games because of anti-North Korea rallies, but decided to participate after an expression of regret from South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun. The Summer University Games are to be held August 21-31. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 21: North Korean dancers and musicians wave North Korean flags during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Summer Universiade Games August 21, 2003 in Daegu, South Korea. North Korea had threatened to boycott the games because of anti-North Korea rallies, but decided to participate after an expression of regret from South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun. The Summer University Games are to be held August 21-31. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

‘It’s Time for Another Nixon-in-China Moment’

ChinaFile
John Delury, Zhu Feng, Seong-Hyon Lee
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval officers march pass Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval officers march pass Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

‘A Fantasy Fit for Kings’

ChinaFile
John Delury, Pamela Kyle Crossley
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un waves a
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un waves a

Kim Jong Un Could Use a Handshake, Too

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John Delury
China Photos/Getty Images
China Photos/Getty Images

Chairman of the Board

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Orville Schell, John Delury
KNS/AFP/Getty Images
KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Trading With Kim

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Susan Shirk, John Delury
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