Dangerous Borders: Sino-Korean Relations

Question 1

Year of Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Treaty?

Answer 1

1961

Question 2

Benefits of the continued existence of the DPRK to China?

Answer 2

• Acts as a buffer state to ROK

- Legitimises the PRC ideologically

Question 3

What is China’s catch-22 regarding protecting North Korea?

Answer 3

China is the only state which has influence to stabilise the DPRK, prevent the invite of western intervention and maintain it as a buffer BUT continuing to support hurts China’s role as a reasonable stakeholder and goes contrary to its peaceful rise doctrine

Question 4

What repercussions did China enact following the 2013 nuclear weapons test?

Answer 4

Joined UN sanctions, Put-on-Hold strategic partnerships with DPRK, vocally opposed its actions