Reluctant Allies: China and North Korea

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Sunday 9 July 2017 12:05PM

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As North Korea edges closer and closer to being able to launch a nuclear weapon across the Pacific, US President Donald Trump is demanding China step up and put pressure on Pyongyang to stop its weapons program. But just how much influence does China have on the North Korean leadership? Would the kind of economic pressure President Trump wants China to apply lead to North Korea’s collapse, and what might that mean for China?
The story of a very difficult relationship.