FOCUS: North Korea's excessive military provocations may irritate China

Speculation is mounting that North Korea's latest spate of missile launches, apparently aimed at getting the United States to resume talks over sanctions relief, may eventually irk China, Pyongyang's most influential economic and security ally.North Korea has recently hinted at restarting nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests to put more pressure on the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, which is unlikely to readily make concessions on its demands for denuclearization and the sanctions measures imposed on Pyongyang.But if it goes too far, North Korea could lose the b…READ FULL ARTICLE