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.

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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
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Anxiety in the Air, World Leaders Converge on China

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John Delury, Ho-fung Hung, Philipp Ivanov
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‘It’s Time for Another Nixon-in-China Moment’

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John Delury, Zhu Feng, Seong-Hyon Lee
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‘A Fantasy Fit for Kings’

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John Delury, Pamela Kyle Crossley
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Kim Jong Un Could Use a Handshake, Too

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John Delury
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China Photos/Getty Images

Chairman of the Board

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Orville Schell, John Delury
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Trading With Kim

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Susan Shirk, John Delury
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