CHINA-NORTH KOREA: NUCLEAR TENSION IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA
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On April 22, 2017, the state-run Global Times published an Op-Ed outlining China’s limited options for preventing war on the Korean peninsula. The Chinese communist party mouthpiece, known for its harsh criticism of the US, surprisingly argued that China: 1) should drastically limit oil supply to their northeastern ally if they conduct another nuclear test, and 2) should not respond militarily in the event that the US carries out a surgical strike on North Korean nuclear facilities.
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