China and North Korea - (International Relations and Comparisons in Northeast Asia) by C Freeman (Hardcover)

About the Book

"At a time when China's historically close "as lips and teeth" relations with North Korea appear to be changing, this volume provides unique access in English to the diverse perspectives informing China's North Korea policy and insights into how Chinese specialists assess a country that, while both its neighbor and ally, is also a threat to international security and China's national interests. The editor has gathered original essays by some of today's leading Chinese experts on China's foreign policy toward North Korea, the history of Beijing's relations with Pyongyang, and North Korea's politics and economy. Contributors include scholars from China's elite universities and think tanks in Beijing, as well as from provinces bordering North Korea"--

Book Synopsis

At a time when Chinese policy makers appear to be rethinking China's historically close alliance relationship with North Korea, this volume gathers a diverse collection of original essays by some of China's leading experts on North Korea and China's North Korea policy.

About the Author

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, The Jamestown Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA. Cheng Xiaohe, School of International Studies, Renmin University, Beijing, China. Gu Guoliang, Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Studies Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Jin Jingyi, Korean Peninsula Research Center, Peking University, China Jin Zhe, Korean Peninsula Research Center, Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences, China. Li Nan, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Li Yongchun, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Lin Jinsu, Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, Hangzhou, China. Ma Yunpeng, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Piao Jianyi, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Quan Hexiu, Research Center for the History of International Relations in East Asia, Liaoning University, China. Shen Zhihua, Center for Cold War International History Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Shi Yinhong, Renmin University, Beijing, China. Yafeng Xia, Long Island University, New York, USA, and Center for Cold War International History Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Yang Xiyu, China Institute of International Studies, China, and Institute of Boao Forum for Asia, China Yu Shaohua Center of Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation, China Institute for International Studies, China Zhu Feng, School of International Studies, Peking University, China, and Collaborative Innovation Center for South China Sea Studies, Nanjing University, China.