Francis Grove-White

Francis Grove-White is a freelance journalist who has previously had articles published with the Guardian, New Internationalist and The Vibe. He completed an MSc in Global Politics in 2010 at LSE where he focussed on the politics of Northeast Asia, writing a dissertation on the sanctions on North Korea.

China and North Korea after Kim Jong-il

Despite its strained relationship with North Korea in recent years, China has so far supported the ascendancy of Kim Jong-un. Francis Grove-White assesses China's prime economic and domestic reasons for backing the inexperienced leader

By Francis Grove-White

/ 8 Jan 2012