SEOUL — Senior Chinese military officials have begun calling for the
downgrading of military ties with North Korea arguing that Pyongyang
should be seen more as a “burden” than an ally, officials here said.
According to South Korea’s leading newspaper Chosun Ilbo, some
Chinese military leaders have called for the revision of the 1961
military pact with North Korea to reflect a new Northeast Asia security
landscape.
The officers have suggested that Beijing distance itself from North Korea and seek closer military ties with South Korea so as to foster equidistance in the strategic triangle, Chosun said, citing an unidentified source in Seoul.
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China is said to have shifted priorities in some areas from North to South Korea over the past two decades. /Reuters
The officers have suggested that Beijing distance itself from North Korea and seek closer military ties with South Korea so as to foster equidistance in the strategic triangle, Chosun said, citing an unidentified source in Seoul.
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