North Korea's perennial helpers

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Author(s)	Paul Mirengoff
Source	Power Line
Date	October 12, 2006
URL	http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015535.php
Quote	"North Korea is not demanding bilateral talks for any legitimate reason. Rather, it's attempting to create a win-win situation for itself. Either the U.S. agrees to biliateral talks, thus increasing the likelihood that the most important player -- China -- will pull out of the process (or, short of that, feel a lack of investment in it). Or North Korea can blame the U.S. for the stalemate."

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This item argues for the position China should pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions on the topic North Korean nuclear crisis.

This item argues against the position United States should negotiate with North Korea on the topic North Korean nuclear crisis.