| 来源类型 | Article
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| Pyongyang is playing Washington against Beijing |
| Oriana Skylar Mastro
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| 发表日期 | 2019-08-05
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| 出版年 | 2019
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | On July 31, North Korea conducted its second missile test in a week, launching two short-range ballistic missiles from near the port of Wonsan. North Korean media reported that the tests were a “solemn warning” to South Korea about its planned military exercise with the United States in August and its purchase of US fighter jets.
That won’t have pleased Beijing, which has long been frustrated by the provocations of both its only formal ally and the United States. Although China’s response was muted, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking all parties concerned to make positive efforts to promote denuclearization, Beijing has been pushing for both the United States and North Korea to, in its words, “cherish the hard-won momentum of dialogue and deescalation.” Unsurprisingly, China has criticized sporadic unilateral, aggressive US behavior, attempting to push President Donald Trump toward a reassurance strategy of reducing sanctions and military presence.
While not quite as open about its criticism of North Korea, China has been equally unhappy with the country’s provocations and has urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to maintain a moratorium on all testing to allow for negotiations to take their course. In response to previous North Korean missile tests, China has almost always condemned them and reiterated its commitment to talks to reduce tensions. Moreover, China fears that North Korean provocations provide the United States excuses to deepen military cooperation with South Korea and Japan, which could intensify the situation on the peninsula and also be directed at Beijing.
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| 主题 | Foreign and Defense Policy
; Asia
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| 标签 | China
; North Korea
; North Korea ballistic missiles
; North Korea nuclear program
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| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/pyongyang-playing-washington-against-beijing/
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| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/266223
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