| ID | 157418 |
| Title Proper | Why China won’t rescue North Korea |
| Other Title Information | what to expect if things fall apart |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mastro, Oriana Skylar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | U.S. officials have long agreed with Mao Zedong’s famous formulation about relations between China and North Korea: the two countries are like “lips and teeth.” Pyongyang depends heavily on Beijing for energy, food, and most of its meager trade with the outside world, and so successive U.S. administrations have tried to enlist the Chinese in their attempts to denuclearize North Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump has bought into this logic, alternately pleading for Chinese help and threatening action if China does not do more. In the same vein, policymakers have assumed that if North Korea collapsed or became embroiled in a war with the United States, China would try to support its cherished client from afar, and potentially even deploy troops along the border to prevent a refugee crisis from spilling over into China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 97, No.1; Jan-Feb 2018: p.58-66 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 97 No 1 |
| Key Words | Energy ; United States ; China ; North Korea ; food ; Refugee Crisis |