WHY WOULD CHINA INTERVENE WITH NORTH KOREA WHEN IT HASN’T DONE SO FOR 25 YEARS? Grant Newsham, Col USMC (ret)

Grant Newsham
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Senior Researcher
Col USMC (ret)

Grant Newsham joins us to talk about the recent military parade North Korea during which they displayed new military capabilities their failed launch of an ICBM.

Grant also entertains questions from the Host:

(1)  Why would China helps the United States after standing on the sidelines for 25 years?  What kind of concession will they ask for from the US or the US & Japan?

(2)  How does Japan view the events on the Korean Peninsula and what is in their strategic best interest.

(3)  How does China view the events on the Korean Peninsula and what is in their strategic best interest.