To achieve political goals with the West, China says North Korea should “exercise restraint.”


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To achieve political goals with the West, China says North Korea should “exercise restraint.” According to the Associated Press, China, North Korea’s staunchest supporter, advised the country should “exercise moderation” in order to achieve its political aims with the West, rather than its normal historical techniques of threats of action. According to the Associated Press, North Korea has long attempted to exploit the threat of nuclear weapons as a response to what it thinks is US and South Korean hostility. At the same time, it has attempted to exert pressure on the US to lift sanctions and provide economic assistance....