How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts



Evergreen How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive hits North Korea's associates in China Adam Cathcart October 4, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea - View from Dandong, China by Roman Harak on 2011-09-09 16:17:46 Xi Jinping has watched a long line of U.S. politicians demand that China clean up the North Korean weapons mess. If he happened to be watching the first Presidential debate last week, when the Republican nominee did so in characteristically forceful terms, the Chinese President might be forgiven for leaning forward to ask his television set a rhetorical question: “What’s in it for me?” Most Americans have little time for the Chinese Communist Party’s self-interest in North Korea; still less do they try to see things from Xi Jinping’s perspective. And these are probably reasons why the convergence of U.S. and Chinese interests with respect to North Korea is so rare. Xi Jinping has watched a long line of U.S. politicians demand that China clean up the North Korean weapons mess. If he happened to be watching the first Presidential debate last week, when the Republican nominee did so in characteristically forceful terms, the Chinese President might be forgiven for leaning forward to ask his television set a rhetorical question: “What’s in it for me?” Most Americans have little time for the Chinese Communist Party’s self-interest in North Korea; still less do they try to see things from Xi Jinping’s perspective. And these are probably reasons why the convergence of U.S. and Chinese interests with respect to North Korea is so rare. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive hits North Korea's associates in China

Adam Cathcart October 4, 2016

How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts

North Korea - View from Dandong, China by Roman Harak on 2011-09-09 16:17:46

Xi Jinping has watched a long line of U.S. politicians demand that China clean up the North Korean weapons mess. If he happened to be watching the first Presidential debate last week, when the Republican nominee did so in characteristically forceful terms, the Chinese President might be forgiven for leaning forward to ask his television set a rhetorical question: “What’s in it for me?”

Most Americans have little time for the Chinese Communist Party’s self-interest in North Korea; still less do they try to see things from Xi Jinping’s perspective. And these are probably reasons why the convergence of U.S. and Chinese interests with respect to North Korea is so rare.