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

South Korea hosts the third-largest number of American troops outside the U.S.—after Japan and Germany—stationed there to help defend Seoul against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea and support ...

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 ...

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 ...

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