Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests have put China in a somewhat awkward position, causing tension between China’s role as an emerging global actor with increasing international responsibilities and its commitment to North Korea as an ally. Beijing has adopted a “measured policy” toward North Korea, balancing efforts to both constrain Pyongyang’s belligerence and sustain its system. Such a measured response has often raised skepticism in the United States about China’s willingness to resolve the issue of North Korean provocations, but this clearly reflects Beijing’s ambivalence on these matters in deference to its own intrinsic national interests. This paper examines opinions and analyses by U.S. experts and policy-makers in order to better understand how the United States perceives the Sino-North Korean relationship,particularly after the death of Kim Jong-il.
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