China’s South Korean Future
As China seeks to distance itself from North Korea and its mercurial boy leader, its relationship with South Korea is set to change dramatically. This will become even clearer at the end of the month, when South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, visits Beijing to meet China’s new president, Xi Jinping.
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DENVER – The so-called six-party talks – the on again, off again international mechanism by which the United States, China, Russia, South Korea, and Japan negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear aspirations – are often cited as an example of multilateral diplomacy. In fact, the talks have served as a platform for addressing a host of issues that range far beyond the North Korean nuclear problem, in the process nurturing interlocking, interrelated bilateral relationships in the region.