China's Role in Easing U.S.-North Korea Tensions

The video discusses the UN sanctions on North Korea, focusing on China's inconsistent enforcement of these sanctions, particularly regarding coal imports. It highlights the US's peaceful pressure campaign aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, emphasizing that the US is not seeking regime change. The discussion also covers the potential regional implications, including the possibility of countries like South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan developing their own nuclear deterrents if China fails to control North Korea. The video concludes with the strategic importance of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea and its impact on US-China relations.

What is the main objective of the US's pressure campaign regarding North Korea?

How might Japan and other countries respond if China does not control North Korea?