China towards North Korea's Nuclear Program: A Bargaining Chip or a Liability?

Nuclear weapons issue of North Korea has become bitter pill to swallow for China rise. China is considered the biggest trading and strategic partner and supporter of North Korea, owing to this, China is facing huge pressure from all over the world to take practical measures regarding denuclearization of Korean Peninsula but, China seems not ready to experience any adventure regarding use of force against Pyongyang. She gently forced and convinced North Korean leadership to sit at negotiation table to discuss the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula where five other parties also joined that "Six Party Talks." The two major states (Japan and South Korea) of this particular region are not ready to trust on China as it wants to increase trade among the regional states but unfortunately, the nuclear weapons issue of North Korea is creating the biggest hurdle in this regard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]