North Korea's Self-Imposed Isolation Is Dangerous
Editorial, The Telegraph | April 15, 2009
North Korea's closest ally, China, will have to lead any constructive diplomatic response to Kim Jong-Il's decision to abandon long-running nuclear non-proliferation talks following international condemnation of Pyongyang's firing of a test missile. ++ China is keen to make its mark on the world stage and "has both the clout and the responsibility to haul Pyongyang back into line." ++ Getting North Korea back into international talks will not be easy but it is in China's own interests, as well as those of the whole region, that it happens.
