Advertisement
Advertisement
-
TOPIC

China-North Korea relations

Related Topics:
China-North Korea relations
The latest news, analysis and opinion on China-North Korea relations. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Russian soldiers load Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile launchers as part of a June 2024 drill to train troops in using tactical nuclear weapons. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP
US-China relations

Trump balks at nuclear limit extension, calls for new US-China-Russia deal

For first time in half a century, the world is without a legally binding agreement to control nuclear weapons, as New Start accord expires.

videocam
9
Diplomacy

Opinion | Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation

videocam
7
US-Venezuela conflict

North Korea’s Kim set to grab nuclear security blanket after Venezuela operation

videocam
ICBMs

China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves

Seoul’s calls for Chinese mediation seen to underscore Beijing’s central role in preserving stability between two Koreas.

videocam
Illustration: Henry Wong
China-South Korea relations

Beijing urges Seoul to be ‘patient’ over Pyongyang nuclear talks

President Lee Jae Myung says he asked his Chinese counterpart to act as a mediator to help restart talks about Pyongyang’s arsenal.

videocam
5
China-South Korea relations

South Korea’s Lee to ‘push denuclearisation, end to culture ban’ in China

Four-day trip starting on Sunday will make Lee Jae-myung the first sitting South Korean president to visit since 2019.

videocam
10
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Diplomacy

Opinion | Seoul holds the key to US-North Korea denuclearisation talks

South Korea is taking steps to cool tensions – from moving to opening joint military drills to consultations to easing up on immediate denuclearisation demands.

videocam
President Donald Trump with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at a dinner event in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 29. Photo: AP
North Korea

Is China changing tack and accepting North Korea as a nuclear-armed state?

In a break with the recent past, Beijing makes no mention of ‘denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula’ in a white paper.

videocam
31
Open Questions series

Open Questions | Ex-PLA colonel on Taiwan, the Ukraine war, China-US ties

Zhou Bo ponders Japanese PM Takaichi’s recent remarks, lessons from the Ukraine conflict and why China won’t be world’s policeman.

videocam
North Korea

‘Hostile to the end’: North Korea’s shock at US subs approval sinks talk hopes

Now the North sees the South as a ‘quasi-nuclear weapons state’ with US help, a fourth Trump-Kim summit appears less likely than ever.

videocam
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at a ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 29. Photo: Getty Images/TNS/AFP
North Korea sanctions

US wants UN sanctions on 7 ships over North Korea exports to China

The ships are carrying illegal North Korean coal and iron exports to China, a State Department official said.

18
The flags of North Korea and the United States. The US is set to ask the UN to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating UN sanctions on North Korea. Photo: EPA
North Korea

Pyongyang warns denuclearisation ‘a pipe dream’ before Seoul-Beijing Apec talks

North Korea’s statement aimed to prevent China and South Korea from placing denuclearisation on top of their summit agenda, according to analysts.

videocam
Korean peninsula

Opinion | ‘Triple trilateralism’ on Korean peninsula: force for peace or conflict?

The peninsula is characterised by three overlapping triangles whose interaction will shape Northeast Asia’s future and broader strategic stability.

videocam
ICBMs

Is North Korea pushing China to more openly accept its nuclear power status?

Premier Li Qiang recently attended a military parade in Pyongyang that featured the North’s most advanced nuclear missile.

videocam
11
The official Korean Central News Agency has described the new Hwasong-20 missile as “the most powerful nuclear strategic weapon system”. Photo: AP
United States

China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet

Trip to Pyongyang by Beijing’s No 2 official is the latest in a series of high-level exchanges between the two nations in recent weeks.

videocam
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (left) meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

Chinese premier begins North Korea trip with friendly cooperation pledge

As relations warm between the two neighbours, Li becomes the most senior Chinese official to visit Pyongyang since 2019.

videocam
6
North Korea

Opinion | Can North Korea’s Kim Jong-un forge a legacy that goes beyond the bomb?

Kim has ensured North Korea is no longer isolated. The question remains whether he can also overcome the country’s economic woes.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Workers’ Party of Korea

Li Qiang to visit North Korea, most senior Chinese official to do so since 2019

Li will spend three days in Pyongyang and will attend events marking the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Beijing says.

videocam
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will arrive in Pyongyang on Thursday for a three-day visit. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

China, North Korea FMs signal firm ties and united stance against unilateralism

Latest high-level meeting in Beijing dispels speculation of strains over Pyongyang’s Moscow links.

videocam
Diplomacy

Opinion | Apec offers a stage for China, US and two Koreas to make peace

With Trump and Xi set to attend, it could pave the way for a US-North Korea summit and mend China-South Korea ties.

videocam
North Korea

North Korean envoy due in China soon after Seoul sought help with Pyongyang

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui will visit from Saturday and meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, according to state outlets.

videocam
6
Choe Son-hui, North Korea’s Foreign Minister, will visit China for four days from Saturday where will meet China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. photo: AFP
US-China relations

What a major US military drill without an aircraft carrier means for China

Departure from past practice with Japan and South Korea prompts some analysts to suggest Washington wants to boost its dealings with Beijing.

videocam
28
A trilateral military exercise involving the United States, Japan and South Korea took place from September 15 to 19. Photo: X
Diplomacy

Opinion | Focusing on pageantry, the West misses the point of China’s diplomacy

The West must realise the real contest is not about pageantry but which power can create space for others to feel secure, dignified, heard.

videocam
US-China relations

As the US retreats, can Xi’s new initiative shape the future world order?

Analysts say the GGI reflects China’s ambitions to shape a multipolar world, but it needs more substance to avoid becoming an ‘empty shell’.

videocam
14
Defence

Opinion | China’s Victory Day parade was a message to the Global South

The event signalled the rise of an alternative defence model for emerging nations, albeit with potential limits on genuine capability.

videocam
China’s military hardware is on display at a parade in Beijing, on September 3, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Photo: Xinhua
ICBMs

Did Kim Jong-un use China’s parade to send his own missile message?

‘In terms of [China] being a useful partner to the US and pressing North Korea to denuclearise, I think that ship has sailed’: analyst.

videocam
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a missile research institute at undisclosed location in North Korea on September 1.Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
Russia

China’s Xi reaffirms pledge for closer North Korea ties after Kim visit

Chinese leader vows ‘unwavering strategic policy’ with Pyongyang in message marking 77th anniversary of North Korea’s founding.

videocam
6
Korean peninsula

How Kim visit saw China give ‘full-throated’ backing to N Korea on world stage

From top-tier protocol and place beside Xi at Tiananmen to zero mention of denuclearisation, message of solidarity is clear, analysts say.

videocam
14
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement