China Conflicted on Its Stance Toward the North

The unusually robust U.S. measures to North Korea’s latest threats have complicated the response of China’s new leadership to Pyongyang.

Many observers see evidence that the leadership is increasingly frustrated by the failure of its North Korea policy, and concerned about the prospects of another military clash on its border, analysts say. But those concerns are still outweighed by military commanders’ desire to maintain Pyongyang as a strategic buffer against the U.S.—a desire that has intensified as a result of the U.S. “pivot” toward Asia.

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Jeremy Page, Wall Street Journal via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/Z2mmbMk7aXg/