 EAI Asia Security Initiative Working Paper No. 27
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For China, "status quo plus" seems to be the most preferred security context for the region. China believes that status quo plus shapes North Korea to be kinder, gentler, and more reform-oriented. It also understands status quo plus as "the best way to ensure Pyongyang's survival," without any sudden major changes. Therefore, China, in pursuit of reaching a status quo plus has to deal with three different North Korean issues: North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Pyongyang's economic predicament, and the North's violent provocations in the region. Despite no immediately satisfactory outcome expected in a short time period, China has consistently implemented its political, economic, and diplomatic influence to shift the regional security situation from status quo minus to status quo plus.
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