What China Thinks About the North Korean Dilemma

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping raise a toast in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A
January 3, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: ChinaNorth KoreaXi JinpingKim Jong-unRussia

What China Thinks About the North Korean Dilemma

Beijing sees much of the blame as residing in Washington's camp.

by Lyle J. Goldstein

Lyle J. Goldstein is a research professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute at the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI. In addition to Chinese, he also speaks Russian, and he is also an affiliate of the new Russia Maritime Studies Institute at Naval War College. You can reach him at [email protected]. The opinions in his columns are entirely his own and do not reflect the official assessments of the U.S. Navy or any other agency of the U.S. government.

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