North Korea tested its third nuclear device in February after launching the equivalent of an intercontinental ballistic missile in December.
Then the Kim regime threatened to rain missiles on Hawaii and Guam with the hope, it is widely thought, that the world would accept the North as a normal, nuclear power. US policymakers believe China, on whom the North is heavily dependent, can exercise leverage and help the US get North Korea to step into line.
During an April visit to Beijing, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said the Chinese were working to help with the North, “But, I didn’t gain any insights into particularly how they would do that,” he said.
Many Asia watchers are dubious that China either can or will take decisive action to push North Korea. Here are five underlying reasons why: Reported by Christian Science Monitor 4 hours ago.
Then the Kim regime threatened to rain missiles on Hawaii and Guam with the hope, it is widely thought, that the world would accept the North as a normal, nuclear power. US policymakers believe China, on whom the North is heavily dependent, can exercise leverage and help the US get North Korea to step into line.
During an April visit to Beijing, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said the Chinese were working to help with the North, “But, I didn’t gain any insights into particularly how they would do that,” he said.
Many Asia watchers are dubious that China either can or will take decisive action to push North Korea. Here are five underlying reasons why: Reported by Christian Science Monitor 4 hours ago.