Anthony V. Rinna is a Senior Editor with the Sino-NK research group. He's lived in South Korea since 2014.
South Korea and US could feel out Moscow’s position, while trip discouraged North Korean provocations
Recent displays of China-North Korea friendship will likely solidify U.S. view that Beijing can sway Pyongyang
Beijing’s continued sponsorship of North Korea makes it hard to pull South Korea into its orbit
Joe Biden may find his goals for the Korean Peninsula are better received in Moscow than in Beijing
Moscow and Washington would need to improve their relationship and tightly coordinate on DPRK sanctions
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks will seek consensus on North Korea and seems to be on the same page with the President-elect
Pompeo’s canceled Seoul trip shows that Beijing is the priority, and that South Korea is falling into a deepening bind
Seoul and Moscow’s diplomatic ties also benefit Pyongyang, despite old Cold War tensions
While neither Beijing nor Moscow want a nuclear North Korea, they are wary of instability in the DPRK from U.S. pressure
While it may have had the trappings of little more than a sideshow, last year's meeting had wide-ranging consequences
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