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.

Spy Balloons Evoke Bad Cold War Memories for China

Argument

February 13, 2023, 2:11 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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

Argument

December 7, 2020, 4:57 PM

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Anxiety in the Air, World Leaders Converge on China

ChinaFile

John Delury, Ho-fung Hung, Philipp Ivanov

September 2, 2016, 10:57 AM

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

ChinaFile

John Delury, Zhu Feng, Seong-Hyon Lee

February 10, 2016, 4:05 PM

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‘A Fantasy Fit for Kings’

ChinaFile

John Delury, Pamela Kyle Crossley

September 2, 2015, 12:26 PM

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Kim Jong Un Could Use a Handshake, Too

Argument

December 22, 2014, 12:48 PM

China Photos/Getty Images

Chairman of the Board

Feature

Orville Schell, John Delury

July 12, 2013, 9:47 PM

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Trading With Kim

Briefing Book

Susan Shirk, John Delury

October 29, 2009, 3:12 PM

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