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China-North Korea relations
Trump’s Risky Reliance on China to Handle North Korea
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
The long-run impact of the Trump administration’s policies toward the region are unclear.
China’s Quest to Marginalize the US Hits a North Korea-Sized Snag
By Kerry Brown
China's plan to globally circumvent the U.S. is working. There's just one problem: North Korea.
China’s North Korea Debate
By Hemant Adlakha
There are three broad camps on how to deal with an increasingly unruly Pyongyang.
Tillerson, China and the North Korea Question
By Christine Guluzian
The U.S. must leverage resources and relationships wisely, rather than rely on force when it comes to North Korea.
China Needs More Than Exhortation to Break With North Korea
By Amitai Etzioni
Time now for some real give and take.
What Tensions? 'Friendship' on Display as North Korean Official Visits China
By Shannon Tiezzi
Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil-song is in Beijing, the first such high-level visit in nine months.
Why China's Influence Over North Korea Is Limited
By Wang Jin
History reveals China has neither the will nor the clout necessary to sway North Korea's decision making.
North Korea: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
By John Power
North Korea doesn't seem all that eager to keep ties warm with China and Malaysia, two of its few friends.
North Korea Continues Its Streak of Messing Things Up for China
By Kerry Brown
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
How UN Sanctions May Be Driving China's Suspension of North Korean Coal Imports
By Troy Stangarone
China may already be close to reaching the UN-mandated cap on total coal emissions.
Is China Serious About Banning North Korean Coal?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
On China’s suspension of coal imports from North Korea, a healthy dose of skepticism is needed.
What Does the Kim Jong-Nam Assassination Mean for China?
By John Power
Kim Jong-un's older half-brother was reportedly living under Chinese protection before he was killed.