China’s Role in North Korea Nuclear and Peace Negotiations

Despite high hopes after the first summit in Singapore, U.S.-North Korea negotiations remain deadlocked after a failed second summit in Hanoi. China, as North Korea’s largest neighbor and main trade partner, has played an important role in previous negotiations and should be encouraged to play a constructive role in moving talks forward. The United States hopes Beijing’s economic and diplomatic leverage with North Korea can help bring Pyongyang back to the negotiation table.

USIP’s China-North Korea Senior Study Group convened over several months to consider how Washington can best engage Beijing to advance progress on denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Speakers: Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Former U.S. Ambassador to China Co-chair, USIP China-North Korea Senior Study Group

Ambassador Joseph Yun Senior Advisor, USIP Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Co-chair, USIP China-North Korea Senior Study Group

Daniel Russel Vice President, International Security and Diplomacy, Asia Society Policy Institute Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Member, USIP China-North Korea Senior Study Group

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens President, Korea Economic Institute of America Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Member, USIP China-North Korea Senior Study Group

Jennifer Staats Director, East and Southeast Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace Executive Director, USIP China Senior Study Group Series