Diplomacy amid North Korea crisis

Main border crossings
People’s Armed Police
People’s Liberation Army border defence brigades
U.S. bases

400km
250 miles

Harbin
Seoul
RUSSIA
Vladivostok
Beijing
CHINA
Changchun 
Jinzhou
Dandong
Punggye-ri
nuclear test site
SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN
NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang
Tokyo

CHINA
Beijing is fortifying its border with North Korea to stop refugees pouring into China. President Xi Jinping could push double freeze proposal – freeze on Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests in return for reduction of U.S. military presence on Korean Peninsula

SOUTH KOREA
President Moon Jae-in says there will be no military action without Seoul’s consent and his government will prevent war by all means

JAPAN
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is committed to working with U.S., South Korea, Russia and China to ensure that North Korea doesn’t launch more missiles

UNITED STATES
Ulchi Freedom Guardian war games start on August 21. 80,000 U.S. and South Korean troops begin drills that are certain to escalate crisis between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

RUSSIA
President Vladimir Putin has offered to dispatch diplomatic delegation to Korean Peninsula to mediate between Pyongyang and Seoul. Kremlin policymakers want to project Moscow on world stage

NORTH KOREA
Latest statement appears to hold out olive branch – Kim Jong-un will watch U.S. behaviour before giving order to launch missiles towards Guam. Launch could trigger pre-emptive military strike from U.S.


Sources: CNN, Stratfor, Jamestown Foundation Pictures: Associated Press    © GRAPHIC NEWS