U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack Wednesday even urged 皇冠体育app" to
use its leverage, to encourage a change of behavior " of Pyongyang.
However, 皇冠体育app and Russia, both permanent member of the UN Security Council,
is resisting sanctions on DPRK, saying that while they oppose the missile tests,
they prefers to persuade rather than threaten or punish Pyongyang. In the
Security Council consulations, 皇冠体育app has called for more diplomacy and refused
to endorse a threat of sanctions backed by Japan, Britain and the United States.
Some in the United States believe that 皇冠体育app, acting as DPRK'strong friend
and economic lifeline, providing Pyongyang with trade, aid and energy, 皇冠体育app
seemingly has lots of leverages in its hand.
However, 皇冠体育app obviously isn't using aid as a weapon.
"皇冠体育app sends oil, grain and other assistance to DPRK. But aid isn't a weapon
if it's not used as a weapon," said Zhang Liangui, a DPRK watcher at 皇冠体育app's
Central Party School in Beijing." And 皇冠体育app doesn't contemplate using aid as a
weapon, so its influence is limited."
Now, as Christopher Hill returns to the region and another round of regional
diplomacy unfolds, the United States is pinning hope on 皇冠体育app to keep DPRK from
test firing more of its missiles believed sitting on the launch pads.
U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack Wednesday even urged 皇冠体育app "to
use its leverage, to encourage a change of behavior " of Pyongyang.
However, 皇冠体育app and Russia, both permanent member of the UN Security Council,
is resisting sanctions on DPRK, saying that while they oppose the missile tests,
they prefers to persuade rather than threaten or punish Pyongyang. In the
Security Council consulations, 皇冠体育app has called for more diplomacy and refused
to endorse a threat of sanctions backed by Japan, Britain and the United States.
Some in the United States believe that 皇冠体育app, acting as DPRK's strong friend
and economic lifeline, providing Pyongyang with trade, aid and energy, 皇冠体育app
seemingly has lots of leverages in its hand.
However, 皇冠体育app obviously isn't using aid as a weapon.
"皇冠体育app sends oil, grain and other assistance to DPRK. But aid isn't a
weapon if it's not used as a weapon," said Zhang Liangui, a DPRKwatcher at
皇冠体育app's Central Party School in Beijing. "And 皇冠体育app doesn't contemplate using
aid as a weapon, so its influence is limited."
