Despite some structural echoes, today’s power dynamics are fundamentally different. Most crucially, China now holds decisive ...

EXCLUSIVE: Vladimir Putin's newly strengthened relationship with Kim Jong-un may trigger tensions with strongest ally China, ...

China and North Korea have had ties for seventy-five years, forming a bond in Northeast Asia not long after both communist-led states were established in the aftermath of World War II. Although ...

Despite this declaration, China-North Korea relations have significantly ... to secure Beijing's cooperation on the North Korea issue. The current dynamics offer favorable conditions for advancing ...

As the Israeli campaign has reduced Iran to a shadow of its former self, the regime appears set to become the next North ...

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

With reports of North Korean soldiers supporting Russia in the Ukraine war, the alliance has significant implications for regional and global geopolitical dynamics. For China, the Russia–North Korea ...

“Russia, North Korea, Iran is the type of grouping that China least wants to openly associate ... according to Carnegie’s Zhao. The current dynamics also raise the risk that future conflicts ...

Meanwhile, China faces a loss of significant influence over North Korea as ... must manage these dynamics carefully to achieve lasting peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.

Thus, China supports North Korea enough to “survive ... and what impact that might have on revisionist bloc dynamics. If Beijing and Moscow are convinced that there would be a price to pay in failing ...

While a second Trump term is likely to exacerbate U.S.-China economic tensions, it could also present a unique opportunity to secure Beijing's cooperation on the North Korea issue. The current ...