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Change of China-North Korea Relations and Its Implications from the Historical and Structural Perspective

등록일 2010-01-21 조회수 9,507 저자 이종석

North Korean problems, including the nuclear issue and system crisis, have become complicated and tricky. So, we are paying attention to China-North Korea relations now more than ever because of its influence over Pyongyang. 
China and North Korea's alliance had traditionally been described as "the relationship of the lips and teeth," which implies that the teeth will suffer from the cold if lips do not exist. However, with the emergence of the post Cold War, where economic interest fundamentally decided relations among countries while ideology faded out, some subtle changes have occurred in China-North Korea relations. China-North Korea relations have been slowly transforming from an unconditional alliance to pragmatic relations...