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Despite calls by Washington for China to take a larger, more positive role in international diplomacy to match the country's economic stature, Beijing has typically been leery of using punitive measures to prod Kim into line. But this time Pyongyang may have gone too far. On Saturday, the United...
The toned-down wording may be a sign of Beijing's ambivalence about how tough to get with Kim, but few doubt its sincerity in wanting to defuse this crisis. Last week, for example, China tried to negotiate with Pyongyang independently, dispatching a Deputy Premier and assistant foreign minister to...
China and North Korea fought against the U.S. and South Korea during the Korean War and were once famously said to be "as close as lips and teeth." But their longtime alliance has become increasingly strained as China modernized its economy and prospered while the North remained isolated and stagnant...
But Beijing is reluctant to take a harder line, partly because it can neither control Kim nor predict how he will react. Pyongyang in the past has made veiled threats that it would attack South Korea if sanctions were imposed. Following the passage of the U.N. resolution on Saturday, North...
Beijing will almost certainly stick to its long-standing policy of economic engagement with North Korea, in the hope that it can wean Kim from nukes and bring him closer to the international community. China, along with South Korea and the U.S., have been urging Pyongyang to return to the...