The budding possibility of direct talks between North Korea and the United States has boosted hopes for regional peace and stability, but one key regional player may harbor strong reservations about improved relations between the two sides.To be sure, China has consistently called on North Korea to hold dialogue with all relevant parties including South Korea and the United States, arguing that the nuclear crisis should be resolved through negotiations to prevent military conflict on the Korean Peninsula.A foreign affairs expert at a U.S.-China think tank, however, says Beijing actually fea…READ FULL ARTICLE
