China, Russia and North Korea

China is increasingly unnerved by Russia and North Korea's growing alliance, says top US official
Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secretary of state, said China is being kept in the dark about the friendship between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
China Fears the Worst as North Korea Strengthens Ties with Russia: The U.S. Is Watching Closely
China is uneasy about North Korea's ties with Russia, fearing it may embolden Pyongyang against its interests amid regional tensions.
Is China being played by North Korea and Russia?
Over the past decade, China has grown increasingly concerned about its waning leverage over North Korea and inability to restrain Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. These worries have only intensified with North Korea’s dramatic tightening of ties with Russia this year.
Russia's growing ties with North Korea making China uncomfortable, claim US officials
US officials speculated that Moscow’s closeness with Pyongyang and the presence of North Korean troops in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is not sitting well with China. However, the assertion does not
Strange Bedfellows: Russia, North Korea, and the war in Ukraine
Russia, North Korea and the War in Ukraine — Sandy Garossino talks with Vina Nadjibulla about the political developments between Russia, North Korea and the war in Ukraine that began in February of 2022.
North Korea Going to War in Ukraine Is a Nightmare for China
With Kim’s escalating rhetoric about war with the South and the West, China needs its leverage to preserve peace in its backyard and cannot afford to be seen alienating its only treaty ally. This places China in a serious bind without any real options except to hope that the EU and U.
North Korea revitalized by alliance with Russia
Russia has supplied North Korea with more than 1 million barrels of oil since March, as a payment for weapons and troops sent to the war against Ukraine. According to an analysis of satellite imagery in a report published by a British-based nonprofit that uses high-tech to make data publicly available,
In His New Term, Trump Must Aggressively Confront Communist China | Opinion
As the new administration prepares to take over, there will be no time to waste in tackling enormous challenges in a region ...
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Would Russia Really Help China Build Stealth Submarines?
The AUKUS alliance's collaboration on a nuclear-powered submarine highlights the increasing complexity and cost of modern ...
Russia could give China submarine tech that would cut into US undersea dominance, US admiral says
Pacific, said Russia could hand China submarine technology, altering the balance of power.
Opinion - Why North Korea is a wild card in the power game in Northeast Asia
Donald Trump and his team will have to go through some basic training in the ways and wiles of the Northeast Asian power game ...
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns anti-regime leaflets flown from South Korea, KCNA reports
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader kim Jong Un, condemned what she said were leaflets criticizing the North Korean regime flown from South Korea, state media KCNA reported on ...
NATO and the EU press China to help stop North Korea’s support for the war on Ukraine
NATO and the European Union are ramping up pressure on China. They want Beijing to persuade North Korea to stop sending ...