East Asia Forum

North Korea searches for a path out of international isolation

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic ...

North Korea launches ballistic missiles hours before South Korean president's trip to China

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea's ...
The Diplomat

China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea

As the United States steps back from promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is seizing this strategic opportunity to fill the void. Through a sophisticated approach ...
The Diplomat

The Enduring Axis: Don’t Underestimate the China-North Korea Bond

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit meeting in Beijing, China, Sep. 4, 2025. Credit: KCNA The recent spectacle in Beijing, where China’s ...
Newsweek

US Army Jet Spies on China and North Korea: Flight Data

The United States continues to monitor the military developments of its adversaries, China and North Korea, as an Army spy plane flew near the borders of both countries. The U.S. Forces Korea, the ...
Foreign Affairs

China’s North Korea Problem

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on ...
The Economist

Why Xi Jinping now accepts Kim Jong Un at the grown-ups’ table

THERE IS AN unusual buzz of activity in Tumen, a small Chinese city on the border with North Korea. When The Economist visited in recent days, builders and cranes could be seen working on customs and ...
Boston Herald

Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and push back at the United States

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism, a likely reference to their pushbacks against the United States. Their ...
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After catastrophic floods, North Korea rebuilds bigger and better along border with China

Autumn has arrived, and the Amnok River is bustling with activity. North Korean villages along its banks are crowded with people busy with the fall harvest. Cement factories in Manpo and Hyesan ...
CNN

China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, Russia and North Korea – ramp up military activities in the region, the ...
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Map shows US "strategic triangle" to contain China

A United States commander said treaty allies South Korea, Japan and the Philippines could form a “strategic triangle” to contain China if military planners view the region from a nontraditional ...