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China's special aircraft just flew from Pyongyang, two major things exploded in a row, on the one hand, China's cooperation just talked about was win-win, on the other hand, North Korea directly delivered Trump a "war book".
This combination of soft and hard punches has caused the situation in Northeast Asia to soar.
Why did North Korea choose to be tough with the United States at this time? What did China and the DPRK talk about this time? Can it change the taste of the peninsula chess game?
In a win-win situation.
When the Chinese delegation visited the DPRK, the reception specifications given by North Korea gave the outside world an unusual signal.
Cabinet Prime Minister Park Taizong personally picked up a number of high-ranking officials, examined the ceremonial team, laid a red carpet, and each link was paid attention.
And this visit less than a month since Kim Jong-un's visit to China in September, and also coincides with the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Labour Party, such high-frequency and high-specific interactions are rare in the history of China-Korean relations and are actually strategic "matches" in a complex situation.
At the talks table, the statements of the two sides directly demonstrated the depth of cooperation.
China has made it clear that maintaining, consolidating and developing China-North Korea relations has always been China's unchanging strategic policy.
Kim Jong-un also stated that no matter what the international situation is, developing China-North Korea friendship is North Korea's firm position. This two-way firm commitment far exceeds ordinary diplomatic rhetoric.
North Korea has proposed “strengthening governance and political exchanges”, allowing cooperation to extend from economic and trade and culture to top-level design of national development, providing key strategic support for North Korea under external blockade.
Economically, North Korea’s agriculture, infrastructure and border trade have long been hit by bottlenecks, and China’s experience and resources are exactly what it needs.
Although the list of cooperation has not been announced, the resumption of the China-Korea Dandong-Sinai-Ishua land transportation postal route during the visit, the increase in border freight transportation, bilateral trade and "disconnected chain" contrast, and the China-Korea relationship towards all directions of coordination.
The Chinese side is pragmatic, willing to help stabilize North Korea's economy in people's livelihoods and infrastructure, and also reaffirmed its position in hoping that the United States will stop military exercises and North Korea will stop missile tests.
Under the current situation, this attitude of insisting on "stabilizing the situation" not only allows North Korea to feel security, but also protects the interests of border stability for China. It can be called a win-win strategic tacit understanding.
North Korea's "war book" against hairdressing
As soon as the Chinese delegation left Pyongyang, North Korea issued a tough statement against the United States, directly naming the United States, warning that if the United States ignored its security concerns, it would take tougher military and technical measures.
This time is too coincidental, and it is clear that North Korea wants to borrow the momentum of China-North Korea cooperation and shed light on its position.
For North Korea, this statement is a continuation of the old method of forcing each other to negotiate with a tough attitude.
In the past, it has always put the gestures to the hardest, so that the other party does not dare to ignore themselves, and then strive for the initiative of negotiation.
Now that Trump has just returned to the White House, the U.S. policy on the DPRK is not yet defined.
North Korea chose to deliver the "war book" at this time, which is to master the rhythm of the game in advance, but also give the domestic people a message, proving that it has not retreated under external pressure, can consolidate people's hearts.
In addition, there are careful thoughts about China hidden in the statement.
North Korea needs China's strategic support and economic help, but it doesn't want people to feel that they are completely listening to China.
Just after talking with China, I made malicious remarks to the United States, just to explain that I have independent plans and will not be led by others. This is its way to survive in complicated situations.
North Korea also knows that light is not hard enough.
Although it has nuclear weapons, its overall national strength is far from that of the United States. Even if the United States does not use force, an extreme blockade can still get North Korea, which has experienced a "miserable march", into trouble.
Therefore, it is on the one hand to the beautiful sword, while holding China tightly.
Whether it is to strengthen exchanges in governing the country or resume border trade, it is all to strengthen confidence and avoid falling into passivity in the game with the United States.
The American Peninsula is in a Dilemma
If you look at China-North Korea interactions and North Korea's statements towards the United States on a larger geographical chessboard, you can see that the situation in Northeast Asia is quietly changing.
The simple confrontation between the United States and North Korea in the past is becoming a more obvious "camp" game.
The most prominent signal is that the cooperation between China, Russia and the DPRK is getting closer and closer.
Just during the visit of the Chinese delegation to the DPRK, Russian Security Council Vice-President Medvedev also congratulated Putin on behalf of the DPRK, and also left the statement of "time is shrinking, friends are still accompanied, the enemy is shrinking," this word and the intense interaction of the DPRK formed a strong resonance.
The cooperation between Russia and the DPRK has long gone beyond diplomatic rhetoric.
In recent years, relations between the two countries have reached new heights: North Korea has provided critical military support to Russia, and Russia has bailed out North Korea in the economic and military fields and eased its material pressure.
This mutual assistance model, coupled with the strategic coordination between China and the DPRK, has enabled the three parties to form an informal geopolitical coordination mechanism to jointly deal with the pressure of the Western security alliance represented by the United States, Japan and South Korea.
For the United States, this is undoubtedly a thorny situation. In the past, the strategy of isolating North Korea by pressure and blockade is becoming more and more difficult to work because of the intervention of China and Russia.
The United States is caught in a dilemma on the peninsula issue.
On the one hand, insisting on exerting pressure on North Korea for so many years has not only failed to get North Korea to give up its nuclear program, but has instead pushed it closer to China and Russia.
On the other hand, if you want to use force, not to mention that the risk of war is too great, the position of China and Russia alone is enough to make the United States throw a rat's weapon.
After Trump returned to power, he had not yet come up with a clear idea of his policy towards North Korea, and North Korea's proactive attack put the United States in a passive position in the game.
conclusion
The achievements of the Chinese visit to the DPRK and the North Korean "war book" are, in the end, the key traps in the chess scene of the peninsula.
After Trump followed this "war book", how to cope with the pressure brought by the Sino-Russian cooperation, can you jump out of the difficult situation of the DPRK policy, will directly affect the course of the situation.
The win-win agreement reached by the DPRK not only gives the peninsula more stability possibilities, but also allows all parties to re-evaluate: if you want to make a plan in Northeast Asia, pressure alone or hardness is far from enough, and pragmatic dialogue is the key to the break-up.
Source of information:
China News Network: "China's high-profile delegation visits North Korean experts: demonstrating the stability and resilience of bilateral relations", 2025-10-12
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