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North Korea diplomacy
![Nobody Puts Japan in the Corner Nobody Puts Japan in the Corner](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-shinzoabeus.jpg)
Nobody Puts Japan in the Corner
By Melodie Ha
How Tokyo can make its way to the North Korean negotiating table.
![What North Korea Is Really Saying (And Not Saying) About Denuclearization What North Korea Is Really Saying (And Not Saying) About Denuclearization](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7fefe7dd0446f3f4d75d5ee6b39127bb.jpg)
What North Korea Is Really Saying (And Not Saying) About Denuclearization
By 38 North / Robert Carlin
A close reading of North Korean intent ahead of a proposed Trump-Kim summit.
![What North Korea Tells Its People What North Korea Tells Its People](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41_lds_3.jpg)
What North Korea Tells Its People
By Adam Cathcart
What does the North Korean government want its citizens to think about recent diplomatic efforts?
![North Korea Summit Diplomacy Should Lead to 4 Party Talks North Korea Summit Diplomacy Should Lead to 4 Party Talks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-547c4a40efd155fe25ccfd0736d774e2-1.jpg)
North Korea Summit Diplomacy Should Lead to 4 Party Talks
By Gi-Wook Shin and Joyce Lee
Thinking China could be left out of talks with North Korea was nothing more than a pipe dream.
![China, North Korea Extol 'Traditional Friendship' After Kim Jong-un's Beijing Visit China, North Korea Extol 'Traditional Friendship' After Kim Jong-un's Beijing Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18087130613422.jpg)
China, North Korea Extol 'Traditional Friendship' After Kim Jong-un's Beijing Visit
By Shannon Tiezzi
Beijing and Pyongyang signal a return to a the sort of close relationship enjoyed under previous leaders.
![What the Arrival of North Korea's ‘Special Train’ in Beijing Means What the Arrival of North Korea's ‘Special Train’ in Beijing Means](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18086048180317.jpg)
What the Arrival of North Korea's ‘Special Train’ in Beijing Means
By Yaechan Lee
Despite the mystery, the apparent North Korean visit sends a clear signal about China's role on the peninsula.
![Why Is North Korea Keeping Silent on the Trump-Kim Meeting? Why Is North Korea Keeping Silent on the Trump-Kim Meeting?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7fefe7dd0446f3f4d75d5ee6b39127bb.jpg)
Why Is North Korea Keeping Silent on the Trump-Kim Meeting?
By Zhiqun Zhu
There are several possible reasons -- and none bode well for successful talks.
![The Psychology of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: The Measure of a Man The Psychology of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: The Measure of a Man](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kjurok-06mar2018b-1024x683-1.jpg)
The Psychology of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: The Measure of a Man
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insight from Kenneth Dekleva.
![What Does Trump Mean When Alluding to a North Korean 'Missile Test' Freeze? What Does Trump Mean When Alluding to a North Korean 'Missile Test' Freeze?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-dazvwrjvoaeh8c3.jpg)
What Does Trump Mean When Alluding to a North Korean 'Missile Test' Freeze?
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration should sweat the details on North Korea's ballistic missile testing freeze assurances.
![What Does a Trump-Kim Meeting Mean for China? What Does a Trump-Kim Meeting Mean for China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_923638204453.jpg)
What Does a Trump-Kim Meeting Mean for China?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Despite relief that war seems less likely, there are concerns about China’s lack of input in the current round of diplomacy.
![A Trump-Kim Summit: How Did We Get Here, and What's Next? A Trump-Kim Summit: How Did We Get Here, and What's Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18068156449107.jpg)
A Trump-Kim Summit: How Did We Get Here, and What's Next?
By Clint Work
Real questions remain about the next steps in the North Korean dialogue process.
![We Don't Have a Korean Peninsula Denuclearization 'Breakthrough' Just Yet We Don't Have a Korean Peninsula Denuclearization 'Breakthrough' Just Yet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dxkagjbvaaav0xe.jpg)
We Don't Have a Korean Peninsula Denuclearization 'Breakthrough' Just Yet
By Ankit Panda
North Korea has to say what it's willing to do. It's not enough for South Korea to speak on Pyongyang's behalf.