This article elaborates on China's policy toward the Korean peninsula, especially Beijing's treatment of inter-Korean relations since the June 2000 summit. For the most part, the policy has been remarkably consistent in the post-cold war era as its dr...
This article elaborates on China's policy toward the Korean peninsula, especially Beijing's treatment of inter-Korean relations since the June 2000 summit. For the most part, the policy has been remarkably consistent in the post-cold war era as its driving force has been the maintenance of good-neighborly relations with both South and North Korea to ensure the peace, stability, and prosperity of the Korean peninsula. A stable, prosperous Korean peninsula can only help foster a favorable security environment in the Northeast Asian region, a condition most conducive to China's domestic modernization drive.