Opinion | Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation

These dynamics create acute regional instability and undermine China’s long-term objectives. The time has come for Beijing to make Kim an offer he cannot refuse, to take the initiative and launch a bold plan that can bring much-needed peace and stability to the peninsula while consolidating China’s position as the region’s prominent power.

First, Beijing seeks permanent peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia. Yet China’s strategic ambiguity towards North Korea has increasingly hindered this objective.