North Korea: Maybe tomorrow will be too late

There is no doubt that it is a delicate situation security, living in Northeast Asia, as a result of the new, constant and irresponsible missile launches by North Korea in the surrounding territory, in parallel, not coincidentally, yes the Russian invasion of Ukraine; contribute to the assessment of the current international situation; as the strictest security environment and the complex that humanity lives in, from the end World War II

just a year past Pyongyang it has conducted more than 70 ballistic missile tests, including seven tactical nuclear missile launches, and so far this year it is apparently on course to set a new record, which is most likely to end in disaster, due to the risks, due to the military conflict it has sparked with South Korea , Japan and the United States. Faced with the dangerous situation that has been drawn, it is necessary to draw attention to the role China in this matter, a country that maintains a common identity with North Korearegulated by geopolitical interests marked by a common border 1368 kilometers and mutual ideological affinity.

Based on the above, it is not negligible role that China it can play in the interest of maintaining stability in the region, insofar as it affects the aggressive behavior of Pyongyang, which is experiencing prosperity South Korea, as a threat to the security of his totalitarian government.

However, despite the very high provocation with missiles from North Korea last year China has not fulfilled its obligations as a permanent member to advise about UN security and rather, he focused his action on making the sign of the cross and protects Pyongyangthus encouraging their irresponsible behavior.

Even moreChina together with Russia, exacerbate insecurity in of the Korean Peninsula by rejecting new sanctions against North Korea and help him in his provocative actions.

It is palpable that although China has several deterrents against North Korea and Beijing is ignoring the demands of the international community, such as return from North Korea to denuclearization talks. Accordingly, if China continues to protect North Koreain the end, it will seriously jeopardize its status as a world leader promoting peace.

On the other hand, it should come as no surprise that if China continues to ignore North Korea’s military provocations, the United States will increase the deployment of strategic assets near the North Korean peninsula. Korea, South Korea, United States and Japan , will further strengthen their military cooperation, which could sooner lead to a security dilemma and a deepening of the blockade, to an agreed alternative to the upcoming situation. Therefore, China is called upon to play a constructive role in the North Korean issue, in such a way that it can be positioned as a respected power.

It is also possible that, by acting responsibly, Beijing will apply a strategy that proves attractive in developing cooperation with a vision of the future around the Korean issue, which for now does not seem to be of central interest to it, such as the promotion of normalization. from diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran and like his recent good services, which he promotes among Russia and Ukraine; all this will help create space for negotiations with the United States, related to its fundamental interests in the Taiwan issue.
The author is a full professor of international relations at the University of Panama.