The View from Jingshan: Chinese media attack U.S., but Beijing's position is less and less clear



Analysis The View from Jingshan: Chinese media attack U.S., but Beijing’s position is less and less clear Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit this week, Beijing struggles to assert itself while remaining diplomatic John Petrushka April 3, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Wikimedia Commons Opinions among Chinese observers on China’s relationships with North and South Korea have grown even more varied in the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to the region. China’s role in peninsular affairs has become muddled, as repeated calls for restraint and dialogue have coincided with protests against the deployment of THAAD and an embargo of North Korean coal imports, and many Chinese observers write with rising urgency that the peninsula is closer to war than it has been in decades – while others remark that North Korea has been surprisingly Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine

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The View from Jingshan: Chinese media attack U.S., but Beijing’s position is less and less clear

Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit this week, Beijing struggles to assert itself while remaining diplomatic

John Petrushka April 3, 2017

The View from Jingshan: Chinese media attack U.S., but Beijing’s position is less and less clear

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Opinions among Chinese observers on China’s relationships with North and South Korea have grown even more varied in the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to the region.

China’s role in peninsular affairs has become muddled, as repeated calls for restraint and dialogue have coincided with protests against the deployment of THAAD and an embargo of North Korean coal imports, and many Chinese observers write with rising urgency that the peninsula is closer to war than it has been in decades – while others remark that North Korea has been surprisingly

01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine

The View from Jingshan: Chinese media attack U.S., but Beijing’s position is less and less clear

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