Director of nuclear security research at the Korea Institute for Military Affairs, said the security outlook on the Korean Peninsula remains grave.

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

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