Time to prepare for the worst in North Korea _ East Asia Forum http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/09/11/time-to-prepare-for-the-worst-in-north-korea/
>The United States and South Korea have long tried to persuade China to hold talks on contingency planning.
>So far Beijing has resisted the idea for fear of upsetting and alienating Pyongyang.
>But, given recent developments, Beijing may have no better choice than to start talking with Washington and Seoul.
