It is because of the geopolitical complexity surrounding the Peninsula and fragility of the present peace reigning on the Korean Peninsula, provided by such complexity.

As economic and security cooperation between China and the Korean Peninsula becomes closer, China should play a more important role in erasing the legacies of the Cold War.

It is important for the U. S. now to seek to transform its role from a power to contain North Korea to a force to help maintain peace in Northeast Asia.