North Korea Still Relies On China For Economic And Political Security

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. KCNA/via Reuters

SCMP: North Korea still looking to China for economic and political security, analysts say

It won’t be possible to move forward on denuclearisation without Beijing giving Pyongyang the incentives to give up its weapons, according to experts

China is still an indispensable player in the Korean peninsula issue following Friday’s historic summit, because Beijing can provide economic and political assurance to Pyongyang, analysts said.

After North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in agreed to a goal of “complete denuclearisation” to achieve a nuclear-free peninsula, and to establish permanent peace, hopes are high for a planned summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump in May or June, followed by a trilateral summit.

But international relations experts say it will be impossible to move forward on denuclearisation and peace without China’s involvement, as Beijing will give Pyongyang the economic incentives and political security it needs to give up its nuclear weapons.

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WNU Editor: North Korea may need China for its economic and poltiical security .... but if we have learned anything in the past few days .... in the long term North Korea's future is with South Korea and with the rest of Asia.