Kerry’s latest visit to China and other prior visits by Obama administration’s high-ranking civilian and military officials has shown that the bilateral relationship between the US and China has safely passed the transition period and will gain greater momentum in its development.

Throughout the recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it is often forgot that South Korea had an active nuclear program during the 1970s under Park Chung-hee. Given the provocations of Kim Jong-un, Ted Carpenter discusses the implications of a nuclear South Korea.

While China is repeatedly mentioned as the country that can and should play a special role in solving the North Korean crisis, Wang Wenfeng writes that China has only limited leverage and influence over North Korea, and oftentimes it’s not what China wants, but whether North Korea listens.

Under the newly elected leadership of Park Geun-hye, South Korea is poised to transform its relations with China and North Korea through increased engagement.

In response to the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea's third nuclear test conducted on 12 February, 2013, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a new resolution on March 7 to impose additional sanctions on the country.

While the United Nations Security Council discusses the possibility of even more sanctions against North Korea, Su Xiaohui promotes a new approach to stabilize tensions.

Following the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s third nuclear explosion test, Tao Wenzhao writes that six-party talks must continue to address the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and suggests that the DPRK should be gradually let into the international community, especially the East Asian regional community.

In the wake of North Korea’s third nuclear test, Bonnie Glaser writes that preserving Sino-DPRK ties no longer serves Beijing’s interests. Glaser writes that its time for Xi Jinping and his colleagues to re-think policy toward North Korea.

Following the most recent North Korean missile launch, Doug Bandow argues that Washington must relearn the art of diplomacy in order to encourage Chinese pressure on Kim Jong-un.

Recent developments in North Korea both offer an opportunity for constructive cooperation between Beijing and Washington and underscore the need for such collab