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

And this would only destabilize the region and strain China’s ties with the West. The timing of the alleged spy drama may offer further clues regarding the state of relations. It came just a day after ...

Despite this declaration, China-North Korea relations have significantly cooled this year. Kim's growing ties with Russia represent a deliberate effort to reduce North Korea's dependency on China ...

However, relations between the two countries have recently become frosty as North Korea has embraced Russia as an alternative strategic partner. China’s economic support is critical for North ...

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 ...

The scale and speed of Pyongyang’s reported troop deployment to Russia strongly suggests premeditation. The US and China must act to prevent escalation.

China and North Korea officially say they are as close as “lips and teeth,” but relations between the two neighbors have long been fraught, with a mix of mutual mistrust and common interests.

North Korea’s decision to dispatch troops to help Russia subdue Ukraine may put another Kremlin ally, China, in a tough spot diplomatically. By David Pierson David Pierson reported from Kazan ...

Along with North Korean security threats stemming from ... which will entail a greater diplomatic investment in relations with China than with the United States. Having declared his intent to ...

SEOUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The leaders of China and North Korea vowed on Sunday to enhance bilateral cooperation on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries ...

BEIJING/SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) - China reacted ... might complicate its relations with other countries. On Wednesday, Beijing watched from the sidelines as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ...