?What’s the Direction for China’s North Korea Policy? North Korea, a country has always been considered has lots of connection with China. Just as Jenkins wrote, “Word got back that my wife wouldn’t do the meeting in china (which, in retrospect, was probably a wise choice)(158).” Under that situation, if Jenkins and Hitomi went to China, they would be sent back to North Korea quickly. So, it is obvious that China and North Korea had really good relationship during that period. However, since Kim Jong-un came to power, North Korea has made a habit of provoking its neighbors-including China, its sole remaining patron. In other words, North Korea has repeatedly taken actions that harm China’s own interests, but Beijing still continued to support Pyongyang. Hence, is it still wise for China to keep standing on North Korea’s side? Or China should now break up with North Korea? Due to North Korea’s opaque and erratic nature, the international community to restrain North Korea’s nuclear weapon has been repeatedly defied. These sorts of actions have severely damaged China’s interest. For example, when China desires regional stability, North Korea’s stubbornness made regional tensions worse. Also, because of China’s resistance in punishing North Korea, it raises doubts about if China can become a responsible global power. From my point of view, two actions should be taken to change the current situation, rebalancing and cooperating. As the distance is too short between China and North Korea, it is almost impossible for China to give up North Korea. If Beijing abandoned Pyongyang and Pyongyang found another super power as its patron, the Chinese government would be more isolated and it must spend much more time on border security. So, rebalancing, which means Beijing should become strategically closer to South Korea while reducing North Korea’s dependence on China can be one solution. First, in 1992, Beijing established