Pyongyang is dependent on the world's second-largest economy, but the "blood-cemented alliance" doesn't extend to security ...

Participating U.S. forces included the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence and a maritime ...

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

North Korea has long been seen by Beijing ... Behind this strategy is a desire on behalf of China to maintain stable relations with the U.S., Europe and key Asian neighbors like Japan and South ...

Rice prices in North Korea — a crucial commodity that directly affects the daily lives of its people — have soared in recent ...

He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian ... The arrest offered a rare glimpse into strains between China and North Korea, its only treaty ally. China props up the isolated ...