Ong, Russell (2006) China, US and the North Korean issue. Asia-Pacific Review, 13 (1). pp. 118-135. ISSN 1343-9006
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This article explores the strategic interests of China and the US in the North Korean issue. It examines their different perceptions of North Korea. For China, North Korea is needed as a friendly buffer state as well as a political ally. As the lone superpower and lynchpin of international security, the US wants to stop unpredictable North Korea from further developing its nuclear capabilities. The article then explores the shared goal of both great powers in promoting stability on the Korean peninsula and in preventing nuclear proliferation. It is argued that the interplay of Sino–US security interests has a huge impact on the evolution of the North Korean issue.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 31424 |
| Keywords: | China , U.S., North Korea, international security, nuclear proliferation, nuclear capabilities, Political institutions Asia |
| Subjects: | Political Science > Political institutions Asia |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Politics |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2011 09:56 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 11:28 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/31424 |
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