Distant Comrades: the Relationship Between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the Era of North Korean Nuclear Expansion.

China and North Korea have been allies since the foundation of the latter at the end of the 1940s. Their ideological affinity, proximity and shared history contributed to creating ties of great importance between the two countries. However, the development of the North Korea’s nuclear program togeth...

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Autor: Márdero Jiménez, Gabriela Guadalupe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Foro Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2471
Acceso en línea:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2471
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:China
North Korea
Korean Peninsula
international sanctions
North Korean nuclear program
Corea del Norte
Península de Corea
Sanciones internacionales
Programa nuclear norcoreano
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Sumario:China and North Korea have been allies since the foundation of the latter at the end of the 1940s. Their ideological affinity, proximity and shared history contributed to creating ties of great importance between the two countries. However, the development of the North Korea’s nuclear program together with China’s rise to occupy a global position of great importance have changed the dynamics of this relationship. This process needs to be examined with care, as historically the relationship between the two nations has transcended the bilateral sphere to have significant regional implications and is now a priority on the international security agenda.