The Canadian-American writer John Geiger wrote about this in a recent book called The Third Man Factor. The book will soon be published in several languages, including Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

The Chinese station,the Korean Station, they're new buildings.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

South Korean media say Kim Jong-il's personal train crossed into China at the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong Monday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

He also visited a cemetery for Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War, when China supported its Communist allies in North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Officials at the Chinese Foreign Ministry and at the North Korean embassy in Beijing could not be reached because of a holiday in China.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

He also pointed to the strong feelings Chinese and North Korean people share.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

The Chinese,South Korean and North Korean delegations were reported to have met on the sidelines of the ASEM meeting, but no results of that meeting were made public.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

Secretary Clinton said the Chinese understand the gravity of the situation on the Korean peninsula, where tensions have risen sharply following the March 26 torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

In remarks at the end of the Beijing talks, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula is "critical" and urged the parties to "calmly and properly handle the issue and avoid escalation of tension."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25