Jan 15, 2018
Foreign ministers from around 20 nations gather on Tuesday to discuss how to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions through diplomatic and financial pressure, but China, seen as a key player in any long-term solution, will be absent.
Jan 17, 2018
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered a sobering assessment about the possibility of war with North Korea, saying advances in that country’s nuclear program meant the situation was “very tenuous.”
Jan 25, 2018
Officials in Beijing were urged to oust what U.S. calls ‘financial facilitators’ for Pyongyang; U.S. also sanctions 16 North Korean agents accused of operating largely in China.
Fan Gaoyue, Guest Professor at Sichuan University, Former Chief Specialist at PLA Academy of Military Science
Feb 02, 2018
The NSS indicates a turn towards a more confrontational United States.
Wang Fan, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University
Feb 06, 2018
The crux of the issue lies in the US’ ulterior motives.
Feb 07, 2018
Pence met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe on his way to the Winter Olympics in S. Korea.
Feb 12, 2018
The United States may be looking more favorably at diplomatic engagement with North Korea, possibly holding dialogue, as South Korea pushes forward with plans to establish grounds for a rare summit between the two Koreas.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Jia Chunyang, Assistant Research Fellow, CICIR
Li Yan, Deputy Director of Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Feb 13, 2018
The Trump administration’s aggressive nuclear posture will deal a blow to nuclear non-proliferation.