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North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test
North Korea Crisis
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Chinese Admiral Says U.S.,
South Korea Drills ‘Fresh Provocation’ to China (Bloomberg,
Aug. 12, 2010) A U.S. decision to use a nuclear- powered aircraft carrier in
joint naval drills with South Korea in the Yellow Sea would be “a fresh
provocation” to China and its surrounding region, Rear Admiral Yang Yi wrote
in a commentary published in China Daily.
U.S. to Send Aircraft
Carrier into Waters off China for Drills
(Bloomberg, Aug. 5, 2010) The U.S. will send a
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea’s
west coast in the coming months for more joint drills that have sparked
opposition from China.
South Korea and U.S. Send
Message to North Korea with Drills in Sea of Japan (Washington Post, Jul. 26, 2010) The United States and South Korea
on Sunday began a massive joint military exercise designed to show off power
and solidarity in a region divided by tensions.
U.S. and South Korea to
Announce Joint Military Exercise
(Washington Post, Jul. 15, 2010) Over China's
opposition, the United States
and South Korea will
announce military exercises next week when the U.S.
secretaries of state and defense visit Seoul,
U.S.
officials said.
U.S. Ships Could Move to
East Sea for Joint Drill
(Chosun Ilbo, Jul. 13, 2010) South Korea and the
U.S. are mulling a joint maritime drill in both the East and West Seas this
month after China lodged a protest against a huge U.S. military presence on
its doorstep.
Beijing Urges Seoul to
Refrain from West Sea Drill
(Chosun Ilbo, Jul. 8, 2010) China has asked the South Korean government
through a diplomatic channel to refrain from a join exercise with the U.S. in the West Sea
this month.
China’s Navy to Match S
Korea-US War Game
(The Australian, Jun. 30, 2010) China has
announced its own naval maneuvers in response to those planned by the US and
South Korea.
China Returns U.S. Criticism
Over Sinking of Korean Ship
(New York Times, Jun. 30, 2010) In a regularly
scheduled news conference, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry
dismissed American calls for a tough line against North Korea.
Clinton Condemns Attack on
South Korean Ship By Mark Landler
(New York Times, May 22, 2010) Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton warned North
Korea on Friday that it would face
“consequences” for sinking a South Korean warship in March.
Chinese Premier Calls for
Dialogue Between U.S. and North Korea By
David Barboza (New York Times, Oct. 10, 2009)
China’s prime minister
called for the United States
and North Korea
to engage in a “conscientious and constructive dialogue” aimed at reviving
multilateral talks over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
North Korea May Be Open to
Talks
(New York Times, Oct. 6, 2009) The North Korean
leader, Kim Jong-il, told the visiting prime minister of China that his
government was ready to return to six-nation talks on its nuclear weapons
program if it sees progress in bilateral talks with the United States.
North Korea’s Kim Woos
China’s Wen on Rare Visit
(Reuters, Oct. 4, 2009) North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare
appearance at Pyongyang's
airport to personally greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a
top-level visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.
Chinese PM to Visit North
Korea Amid Nuclear Standoff
(Reuters, Sep. 28, 2009) China's prime minister will visit North Korea early next week for a trip that
could help revive talks stalled for nearly a year on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
N. Korea Open to Talks, Kim
Tells China
(Washington
Post, Sep. 19, 2009) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a Chinese diplomat
that his government is willing to discuss its nuclear program in
"bilateral or multilateral" meetings, China's official news agency
said.
North Korea Reveals Second
Path to Nuclear Bomb
(New York Times, Sep. 5, 2009) North Korea’s announcement that its experiment
in enriching uranium is at “completion stage” marks the strongest signal yet
from Pyongyang
that it is racing to develop a second method of making nuclear bombs.
China Committed to Enforcing
North Korea Sanctions: U.S.
(Reuters, Jul. 30, 2009) China says it is committed to enforcing U.N.
sanctions against North Korean companies and individuals linked to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, a U.S.
official said.
China to Sanction North
Korean Officials Over Nuclear Tests
(Bloomberg, Jul. 14, 2009) China agreed for the
first time to punish senior North Korean government officials for defying
United Nations resolutions barring nuclear and missile tests, China’s deputy
ambassador said.
China Hopes Related Sides of
Korean Nuke Issue Remain Calm, Restraint (Xinhua, Jul. 5, 2009) China hopes that relevant parties
of Korean nuclear issue stay calm and restraint, Foreign Ministry spokesman
Qin Gang said.
Russia, China Urge North
Korea to Return to Talks
(AP, Jun. 17, 2009) Russia
and China urged North Korea
on Wednesday to return to the negotiating table on the fate of its rogue
nuclear programs.
Major Powers Approve Draft
U.N. Resolution on North Korea
(Washington
Post, Jun. 11, 2009) The United States, China
and other major powers reached agreement on a draft U.N. resolution that
imposes additional military, financial and trade sanctions on North Korea.
U.S. Weighs Intercepting
North Korean Shipments
(New York Times, Jun. 8, 2009) The Obama
administration signaled Sunday that it was seeking a way to interdict,
possibly with China’s help, North Korean sea and air shipments suspected of
carrying weapons or nuclear technology.
China’s Hu, Obama, Discuss
North Korea
(AP, Jun. 3, 2009) President Barack Obama
discussed the crisis on the Korean
Peninsula with his
Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in a phone call early Wednesday, Chinese state
media reported.
Russia and China Back
‘Convincing Response’ to North
(Reuters, Jun. 3, 2009) Russia and China want a
“convincing response” to North Korea's nuclear test from the United Nations
Security Council, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.
China Ends North Korea
Diplomatic Exchanges, Yonhap News Says (Bloomberg, Jun. 1, 2009) China
has halted plans to send officials to North Korea and won’t accept
visits from Kim’s government either, the Korean- language state-news agency
said.
China Army General Says
North Korea Must Denuclearize
(Reuters, May 29, 2009) A top Chinese army
official called on North Korea to move to denuclearization and asked all
regional parties to stay calm after the isolated state's nuclear test this
week.
China’s Cheonan Problem By
Bonnie S. Glaser and Grad Glosserman
(PacNet #31, Jun. 18, 2010) Historians may well
look back at the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan in March 2010
as a turning point in China’s relations with Asia and the wider world.
U.S.-South Korea War Games
Raise China’s Hackles By Barbara Demick and John M. Glionna (LA Times,
Jul. 28, 2010) China views the military exercises in the Sea of Japan as a
threat to its territorial integrity. Beijing's
indignation appears calibrated to push back at U.S. dominance in the region.
China Warily Eyes U.S.-Korea
Drills By Elisabeth Bumiller and Edward Wong (New York Times, Jul. 21, 2010) The United States and South Korea announced that the first in a
series of large-scale naval exercises off Japan
and the Korean Peninsula
would begin next week, despite objections from China.
Major Ship in U.S. Fleet
Will Visit South Korea By Elisabeth Bumiller
(New York Times, Jul. 20, 2010) The Defense
Department announced that an aircraft carrier, the George Washington, would
arrive in the South Korean port of Busan as the United
States and South Korea
prepared for joint military exercises meant to be a show of strength against North Korea.
U.S. to Send Stern Message
to North Korea By Phil Stewart
(Reuters, Jul. 18, 2010) Victor Cha, a former
director of Asian Affairs at the White House National Security Council under
the Bush administration, said he expected that re-engagement will take a back
seat to the main message of deterrence during the visit to Seoul.
Watch Out for China-US
Tension at Sea
(Editorial, Global Times, Jul. 12, 2010) Tension
is mounting over the US-South Korean joint exercise. Beijing
and Washington still have time, and leeway,
to desist from moving toward a possible conflict on the Yellow
Sea.
US Misses History Lessons on
Korea By Sung-Yoon Lee
(Asia Times,
Jul. 2, 2010) It's also important for Washington to hold quiet consultations
with Beijing to envision and prepare jointly for a unified Korea under
Seoul's initiative, a new polity that will necessarily remain free, peaceful,
capitalist, pro-US and pro-China.
China Toughens Stance toward
North Korea, but Doesn’t Back Sanctions By
Blaine Harden (Washington Post, May 29, 2010)
China toughened its position toward North Korea but fell short of the support
for a U.N. Security Council rebuke that South Korean leaders had hoped for
during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's high-profile visit.
All Eyes on China in Wake of
Cheonan Sinking By Jesse Karotkin
(China Brief 10(11), Jamestown Foundation, May
27, 2010) China’s
longstanding relationship with North Korea
has come under greater international scrutiny since the March 26 sinking of
the 1300-ton South Korean corvette Cheonan near the de facto maritime
boundary between North and South
Korea.
On North Korea, China
Prefers Fence By Sharon LaFraniere
(New York Times, May 24, 2010) In the best of
times, Chinese foreign affairs scholars here say, Beijing grits its teeth
while playing best friend to Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s ailing and erratic
68-year-old leader.
Clinton Condemns Attack on
South Korean Ship By Mark Landler
(New York Times, May 22, 2010) Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton warned North
Korea on Friday that it would face
“consequences” for sinking a South Korean warship in March.
North Korea Gets Blamed;
China, South Korea Get the Mess
By Jonathan Thatcher and Chris Buckley (Reuters, May 20, 2010) An international storm of
condemnation has broken out over the sinking, but the tight lipped-response
of China, North Korea's sole supporter, looks to some like a snub to a
worried region and a lost opportunity to assert influence.
North Korean Leader Reaffirms
Commitment to Weapons Talks By Choe Sang-hun (New York
Times, May 8, 2010) Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, told officials in Beijing that his
government would try to restart talks on ending its nuclear weapons program.
China’s North Korea
Conundrum: How to Balance a Three Legged Stool By
Jonathan D. Pollack (YaleGlobal, Oct. 23,
2009) Pulled from many directions, China’s task resembles balancing a stool
missing a leg: it must attune its support of North Korea with its relations
with the US, all the while trying not to tarnish its international status as
the facilitator of the Six Party Talks for denuclearizing North Korea.
U.S. Policy toward North Korea: The China Fallacy By
Adam P. Liff
(PacNet #67, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Oct. 8, 2009)
While steadfast support from China
is essential, the idea that “the road to Pyongyang
runs through Beijing”
is fundamentally flawed.
China Aims to Steady North
Korea By Choe Sang-hun
(New York Times, Oct. 7, 2009) The
deal struck by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Prime Minister Wen
Jiabao of China had far more to do with the two countries’ shared goal —
stability in North Korea.
Peace-Mission 2009: A
Military Scenario Beyond Central Asia By
Stephen Blank (China
Brief, Jamestown
Foundation, Aug. 20, 2009) A less discussed but increasingly plausible
scenario in this Sino-Russian strategic partnership includes the possibility
of joint military action in response to a regime crisis in North Korea.
Three Perspectives on Korean Developments
(PacNet #55, CSIS, Aug. 6, 2009) The following
DPRK, ROK, and Chinese perspectives were offered at a recent meeting of the
CSCAP Study Group on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass
Destruction.
N. Korea Releases U.S.
Journalists By Glenn Kessler
(Washington
Post, Aug. 5, 2009) North Korea
pardoned and released two detained American journalists after former
president Bill Clinton met in Pyongyang
with the country's ailing dictator.
China Keeps US Waiting on
North Korea’s Future By Charles Hutzler (AP, Aug. 2, 2009) U.S.
attempts to draw up a broad contingency plan in case North Korea's government collapses are being complicated
by China's
refusal to talk about potential chaos engulfing its dysfunctional neighbor.
China, Please Invade North
Korea By Francesco Sisci
(Asia Times,
Jul. 16, 2009) For North Korea's "surrender", China will have to
exert pressure on Pyongyang, but as this would dangerously change the whole
balance of power in the region, China would need broad and robust guarantees
from America.
China’s Rogue Regimes Play
Up By Brian McCartan
(Asia Times, Jul. 3, 2009) Arms shipments,
cooperation on underground tunneling and a budding nuclear relationship
between North Korea and Myanmar threatens to destabilize Southeast
Asia's security balance and raise the ire of China, both countries' powerful
neighbor and ally.
China Trade Helps Shield N.
Korea By Blaine Harden
(Washington
Post, Jun. 27, 2009) By funneling hard currency to the military, Chinese
enterprises seem to be insulating the confrontational core of Kim's
government from the international consequences of its behavior.
A Convenient North Korea
Distraction By Peter Lee
(Asia Times, Jun. 23, 2009) U.S.
President Barack Obama's Asian team is embarking on an effort to realign
political forces in North Asia, draw Japan
and South Korea closer to
the United States, and undercut
Chinese and Russian influence by exploiting North Korea’s posturing.
Up Close and Personal,
Here’s What I Learned By Victor Cha
(Washington Post, Jun. 14, 2009) North Korea's
aims, as I've come to understand them through my years studying the country
and negotiating with its diplomats, are much bigger than that. We need to
grasp them if we're going to break through the current crisis.
North Korea Resolution Lacks
Teeth By Donald Kirk
(Asia Times, Jun. 13, 2009) The United Nations
Security Council's draft resolution on North Korea's second underground
nuclear test amounts to a slap on the wrist that's likely to have minimal
impact after an initial burst of rhetoric and headlines.
Beijing Mulling Tougher
Tactics Against Pyongyang By Willy Lam
(China
Brief, Jamestown
Foundation, Jun. 12, 2009) There is evidence galore that the Chinese
leadership under President Hu Jintao is considering tougher tactics against
Pyongyang due to new perceptions within China that the DPRK is intent upon
becoming a “nuclear state.”
Value of N. Korea Sanctions
Disputed By Blaine Harden
(Washington
Post, Jun. 12, 2009) As the United Nations moves this week to sanction North
Korea for its second nuclear test, there is strong evidence that a previous
international squeeze did not work.
China: Pyongyang Just Wants
Attention By Antoaneta Bezlova
(Asia Times, Jun. 11, 2009) Dismissive of
warnings that the Korean Peninsula stands on the brink of war, China contends North
Korea's recent provocative actions are yet another
illustration of brinkmanship aimed at attracting the United States' attention.
Reining In Pyongyang By
Henry A. Kissinger
(Washington
Post, Jun. 8, 2009) A long-term solution to the Korean nuclear problem cannot
be achieved by America
alone. Nor is it sustainable without the key players of Northeast
Asia.
Your Move, China By
Bill Powell
(Time, Jun. 4, 2009) China's
leaders have said that a nuclear North Korea is contrary to their
"core interests." The more important question is: How much leverage
does Beijing
actually have over the North, and how much political will do the Chinese have
to defend those core interests?
Pyongyang Shakes Up Pacifist
Japan By Kosuke Takahashi
(Asia Times, May 30, 2009) An increasingly
belligerent North Korea is
reawaking hawkish sentiments in Japan, still one of the world's
most powerful nations and equipped with ultra-modern weaponry.
Analysis: NKorea Nuke Test
Won’t Break China Ties By Christopher Bodeen (AP, May 30, 2009) North Korea's nuclear test has soured
relations with chief ally China, but Beijing isn't about to take stern action
that could push the North to the brink of collapse and threaten a crisis on
its border.
U.S. Presses China for Tough
Response to North Korea By Mark Landler and David Sanger (New York
Times, May 29, 2009) The United States is pressing China
to consider taking a variety of severe sanctions against North Korea, including the
inspection of suspect ships and planes.
China May Test North Korea
Leverage After Kim’s Nuclear Blast By
Michael Forsythe (Bloomberg, May 28, 2009)
China may be reaching a point of understanding that Kim is going too far,”
said Dennis Wilder, a former Asia director for the White House National
Security Council.
China Debates Its Bond with
North Korea By Barbara Demick
(LA Times, May 27, 2009) The longtime ties
between the communist regimes are enduring some questioning among Chinese,
who were rattled by the nuclear test near their border.
North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test: A Test Also for
China and the United States By Alan D. Romberg (Henry L. Stimson Center, May 26, 2009) Now, focus will like come
back on China both in terms of the words it adopts and the actions it takes.
Many Chinese experts and others believe that harsh measures against North Korea
are not only unproductive but actually counterproductive.
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