[학술논문] Prospects for China’s North Korea Strategy in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era and Implications for South Korea
...beneficial partnership can develop between the two states. China believes that it must adjust and take on a new role in the process of North Korea’s “normalization.” China also expects that by adopting this new role, it can restructure North Korea into a strategic buffer zone in the long term. This Chinese perspective can be seen as not merely an attempt to manage the situation, but...
[학위논문] 중국-북한 동맹관계사 연구
...first and second nuclear test decisively but has passively handled the matter to manage the existence of the system in North Korea. There was a strategic agenda behind it, to utilize the geopolitical value of North Korea and advantage of obtaining a buffer zone with regards to China’s policy toward the US.
China aims to strengthen its power by maintaining the status quo, recognizes the concerns...