Matthew Fulco

Chi­na’s sup­port for Rus­sia has forced the bloc to re­assess re­la­tion­ship that has long been cen­tred on eco­nom­ics.

For Bei­jing, “the cost of aban­don­ing North Ko­rea is much high­er than that of pro­tect­ing it” due to re­gion­al ri­val­ries.