Analysis-China has limited power, and perhaps little desire, to curb North Korea

“They see the United States, South Korea and Japan forming as a security bloc, creating a need for a counter bloc, which would include North Korea,” she said, referring to China. “Americans have perennially overestimated China’s influence over North Korea,” said John Delury, professor of Chinese studies at Yonsei University in Seoul. Even during years of self-imposed COVID isolation, North Korea kept up the work on its weapons. “Sanction North Korea, which cut itself off from the world for three years because of COVID and continued testing missiles? “If North Korea has an inherent technical need to do the test, then I don’t think China has real leverage to stop those activities.
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