Eventos
North Korean leader Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae visited Beijing in what appeared to be an effort to improve China-North Korea relations and signal Pyongyang’s readiness to curb its bad behavior.DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Guan—Pyongyang’s point man on the Six Party Talks—traveled to BeijingDPRK “satellite” launchThird nuclear TestThe PRC quickly adopted
high-profile coercive measures, including joining UN sanctions (2087 and 2094) and
suspending numerous joint economic projects (MacFarquhar and Perlez, 2013). Moreover,
Beijing issued public statements condemning the DPRK, lifted control over public
discussion of DPRK issues, and authorised expert groups and media to criticise its
behaviour (Global Times, 2013; Zhu, 2013).Fourth Nuclear TestFifth Nuclear testSixth Nuclear Test
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