A Chinese Communist Party expert on North Korea says the country could pose a security threat to China and expects talks between Pyongyang and Washington to resume whether or not Trump wins a second term in November.
A Chinese Communist Party expert on North Korea says the country could pose a security threat to China and expects talks between Pyongyang and Washington to resume whether or not US President Donald Trump wins a second term in November.
Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. Taking advantage of the thaw between the two Koreas after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, North Korea launched the “special envoy diplomacy” with South Korea in February 2018. South Korea official hits out at ‘chaotic’ US approach to Pyongyang after Bolton memoirZhang said he believed that US policymakers had concluded it would be to Washington’s advantage to let North Korea hold on to part of its nuclear arsenal and negotiate with Kim only on giving up his long-range missiles.
“Which option that he will choose may depend on how China-US relations go,” he continued. “[It is entirely possible] that the US and North Korea may establish ties one day [regardless of where China stands].”
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