American and Chinese perceptions and calculations regarding the North Korea’s nuclear and missile crisis
American and Chinese perceptions and calculations regarding the North Korea’s nuclear and missile crisis

Summary/Abstract: There is a worldwide strong preoccupation with the scenario of a regional East-Asian war starting with a military confrontation between North Korea and USA. Washington has been the main adversary of DPRK since the beginning of the communist republic and the recent evolution in the peninsula, especially the frequent military exercises involving log-range missiles and nuclear loads tested by Pyongyang in spite of US’, South Korea’s and Japan’s protests and UN resolutions, could eventually produce a war if the USA decides to use a pre-emptive strike against DPRK. People’s Republic of China is the main political and economic backer of DPRK but Beijing agreed to contribute to US-led sanctions regime against most of Northern goods in order to make Northern leader Kim Jong Un comply with UN resolutions. It seems almost sure that at the end of May/beginning of June 2018 a presidential summit between USA and DPRK will be held, and this could be a great chance for peace and confidence-building, for a gradual disarmement. China must support this trend and discourage Kim to try to do another military provocative steps.

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