China Aims to Widen Influence on Korean Peninsula via Flight Deal With Seoul, Visit to Pyongyang
Without adequate U.S. support, South Korea could become a weak link in the First Island Chain to contain the CCP and North Korea, experts said.
TL;DR
- South Korea and China agreed to expand weekly scheduled flights for the first time in seven years.
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8, his first visit in nearly seven years.
- Analysts believe China is attempting to increase its influence on both North and South Korea.
- Seoul could become a vulnerable point in the first island chain without adequate U.S. economic and security backing.