Should The U.S. Draw A North Korean Buffer Line?
A new study by American research institute Rand Corp urges the United States to negotiate a...
Sep 21, 2013
A new study by American research institute Rand Corp urges the United States to negotiate a...
May 24, 2013
During this week’s visit to Beijing by a high-level North Korean envoy, President Xi Jinping reportedly urged North Korea to return to six-party talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. From the New York Times: In...
Dec 8, 2012
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Mar 18, 2012
Despite China’s vow to repatriate North Korean defectors and attempt to support North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s plan to launch a long range missile has been a source of dispute. This is the first public...
Dec 27, 2011
China’s Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Suk-hwan met in Seoul to discuss matters pertaining to peace and stability of the peninsula. After the death of leader Kim Jong-Il and...
Oct 26, 2011
Following vice premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the Korean Peninsula, Chinese media coverage of the possible resumption of the Six-Party Talks has been optimistic. From China Daily: Vice-Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up his...
May 22, 2011
Reports surfaced last week that Kim Jong-un, son and heir apparent of Kim Jong-il, was visiting China. However, over the weekend, it was revealed that Kim the elder was in fact in China, on his third trip there in a year, and it...
Dec 29, 2010
Seoul recently made a reversal in its approach in relations with Pyongyang and called for a renewal of six-party talks about the situation on the Korean peninsula. A report in the Financial Times says China played a large role...
Jun 17, 2010
From Foreign Policy and U.S. National Public Radio: For nearly a decade, the United States has attempted to invest Beijing with a sense of responsibility for solving the North Korea problem. As the country with the most at stake...
May 6, 2010
Reuters reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to China, where he met with President Hu Jintao and other top leaders: China’s Xinhua news agency said Kim, who arrived home on Friday, was given a warm...
Oct 5, 2009
Wen Jiabao’s visit to North Korea has yielded the intended outcome, with Kim Jong-il agreeing to return to six party talks, according to a BBC report: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il made the announcement to Chinese...
Sep 1, 2009
AFP reports: North Korea’s vice foreign minister has arrived in China for a visit amid international efforts to persuade Pyongyang to rejoin six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, officials here said Tuesday. Kim Yong-Il...
Apr 27, 2009
Shen Dingli writes in Asia Times about China’s relationship with North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang’s threat to quit the Six-Party Talks: Pyongyang does not have many international allies, and China is the key, if...
Apr 14, 2009
Xinhua reports on China’s response to the UN Security Council’s recent statement condemning North Korea’s missile launch, and Pyongyang’s subsequent threat to withdraw from the Six Party Talks: China on...
Apr 6, 2009
Bloomberg reports that China may support a draft proposal in the United Nations that would deter North Korea from launching missiles: “Before the launch they were not ready to accept a resolution, but now they could do so,”...
Sep 23, 2008
Reuters reports on China’s cautious response to Pyongyang’s recent moves apparently aimed at restarting the Yongbyon nuclear complex: Monday, North Korea asked the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog to remove seals and...
Jul 12, 2008
From AP: Six-nation talks on disarming North Korea’s nuclear program moved closer Saturday to an agreement on ways to verify the communist nation’s declaration of its nuclear materials. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
Jul 8, 2008
Six-party talks on scrapping North Korea’s nuclear programs will resume on Thursday in Beijing after a nine-month break. From ABC News, Australia. North Korea last month delivered a long overdue declaration of its nuclear...