Zhu Feng

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Zhu Feng , a professor of international relations at Peking University, comments on China’s reaction to North Korea following yesterday’s artillery attack on a South Korean island.

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China's Defense of North Korean Ally Risks Alienating Top Trading Partners

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Obama Dispatches Aircraft Carrier to Yellow Sea After North Korean Attack

The U.S. sent an aircraft carrier for military exercises off the Korean Peninsula in a show of strength after North Korea fired artillery onto South Korean territory for the first time in half a century.

"If this friction creates a spark that leads to a major showdown, that would be unwise and tactless."

- Zhu Feng on Dec 16, 2012

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