{"id":5956,"date":"2017-10-19T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=5956"},"modified":"2020-06-08T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T23:08:34","slug":"china-getting-tough-on-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2017\/10\/19\/china-getting-tough-on-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"China Getting Tough on North Korea is Not an Illusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Sam Stolle<\/strong>
\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

China has long been accused of enabling North Korea. As North Korea launches missiles off its coast and over Japan, tests another nuclear device, and engages in increasingly tense \u2018saber-rattling\u2019 with the United States including mutual threats of nuclear annihilation, China grows increasingly unhappy. Now it is applying pressure.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

In February, China announced a ban on coal imports from North Korea according to the\u00a0South China Morning Post<\/a>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Since the beginning of 2017, China has implemented sanctions in line with United Nation Security Council (UNSC) decisions and provided support for new sanctions.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

After a North Korean missile launch on May 29, China joined in passing a\u00a0UNSC resolution<\/a>\u00a0condemning the launch and putting in place an asset freeze and travel ban on individuals involved in North Korea\u2019s nuclear program.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

After a North Korean missile launch on July 28, China joined in unanimously passing another\u00a0UNSC resolution<\/a>\u00a0banning North Korean exports of \u201ccoal, iron, iron ore, seafood, lead and lead ore to other countries\u201d and the opening of new economic and financial ventures with North Korea or North Korean nationals. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce released two separate announcements, first on\u00a0August 16<\/a>\u00a0and next on\u00a0August 28<\/a>, concerning the UNSC resolution\u2019s implementation.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

On August 29, China condemned North Korea in another\u00a0UNSC resolution<\/a>. China most recently joined in another\u00a0resolution<\/a>\u00a0passed on September 11 after North Korea\u2019s latest nuclear test on September 3.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

In the latest round of sanctions, China agreed to ban textile exports from and certain petroleum imports to North Korea. According to a report by\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0on September 23, China has announced that the sanctions will come into effect completely by October 1. The resolution also prohibited countries\u2019 use of North Korean workers for labor.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

On September 28, the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported that China has ordered North Korean companies operating in China to close by January 2018.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

While China has hardened its attitude towards North Korea, its core objectives have not changed. China does not want North Korea to collapse nor does it want a possible nuclear war right next door.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

In an analysis by the\u00a0BBC<\/a>, China\u2019s position was summarized as \u201cstability at home and its own firm grip on power. Its current assessment is that these objectives are best advanced by keeping Kim Jong-un in place. So while China does not want a nuclear North Korea, it wants a North Korean collapse even less and it will resist any sanctions which risk that outcome.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

China favors a diplomatic approach, and sanctions serve to bring North Korea back to the negotiation table. Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, in an address to the UN General Assembly on September 21 stated, \u201cNegotiation is the only way out, which deserves every effort. Parties should meet each other half way, by addressing each other\u2019s legitimate concerns\u201d as recorded by\u00a0Reuters<\/a>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

A few days earlier in September, Chinese state news agency,\u00a0Xinhua<\/a>, reported a Foreign Ministry spokesperson calling for \u201csuspension for suspension\u201d and a \u201cdual track approach\u201d to North Korea.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cSuspension for suspension\u201d refers to North Korea giving up missile launches and nuclear tests in exchange for the ceasing of U.S.-South Korea military drills. The \u201cdual track approach\u201d refers to focusing on denuclearization and peace negotiations separately.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

China does not intend to destroy North Korea. It has sought and continues to seek a diplomatic solution. However, with the increased tension and possibility of escalation, China has made clear through its support and implementation of sanctions that it is tired of North Korea\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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