But to do that, China needs a big prize, the South China Sea. The Korean Peninsula is far away from the South China Sea. In fact, Kim Jong-un has emerged as China’s decoy in South China Sea disputes. Like threatening the Philippines with all-out war should it enforce an international arbitration ruling, which confirmed that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea. It further demanded that America’s close Asian ally, Japan, stay away from its “own” South China Sea.

Source: Forbes September 08, 2017 00:45 UTC