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

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

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 ...

Participating U.S. forces included the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence and a maritime ...

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

The leaders of China and North Korea marked 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries with a pledge on Sunday to develop a “new era” of relations. In an exchange of messages ...

An informal US review reportedly suggested re-deploying 4,500 troops in South Korea to other parts of the Pacific. Read more ...

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 ...

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 ...

North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite ... researcher Rachel Minyoung Lee wrote. "The North’s relations with China have looked to be cooling over the last year, but this is the first ...

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 ...