China Needs to “Move Out of History” Regarding the DPRK

The Chinese policy towards the DPRK was not made purely out of geopolitical considerations but developed its shape today due to many different factors, from a centuries’today duception of the Korean Peninsula as a security shield to Cold War solidarity. Beijing-Pyongyang relations would be better-served viewed through a contemporary lens.

Niu Jun Professor, Peking University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1RcZg68