Essay On North Korea Denuclearization

North Korea and Denuclearization North Korea has flirted with the idea of denuclearization in the past, but the issue has been brought back up recently. From 1985, they have made many deals to stop the production and tests of nuclear weapons, but they have either violated them or asked for ridiculous amounts of assistance. (“This isn’t the first time pyongyang has flirted with denuclearization,” Joe Sterling, March 9th 2018 CNN.) Today they are making steps towards connecting back with the world, including new peace talks with both South Korea and the United States. The idea of denuclearization may sound simple, but what isn’t mentioned is that they have to deal with other countries such as China in negotiations, other events going on in North Korea, …show more content…
Even though the countries in negotiation are mainly the Koreas and the United States, countries such as China have strong influence on North Korea. China has lots of diplomatic and economic influence on both North Korea, and can be used in the talks between the Koreas. Because of these recent talks, China fears it’s losing its influence on the North, because their pressure isn’t as strong as it was before. There are even fears circulating around China that North Korea could become a nuclear ally. (“China fears Kim is moving out of its orbit as South Korea, US talks loom.” Tim Schwarz, April 24th 2018 CNN.) Even though the countries in negotiation are mainly the Koreas and the United States, countries such as China have strong influence on North Korea. China has lots of diplomatic and economic influence on both North Korea, and can be used in the talks between the Koreas. Because of these recent talks, China fears it’s losing its influence on the North, because their pressure isn’t as strong as it was before. There are even fears circulating around China that North Korea could become a