In the Chinese city of Yanji on Monday, social media showed home videos of shaking chandeliers. The city sits on the border with North Korea, close enough to the nuclear test site for the tremors to be clearly felt (and seen). 

North Korea does not have many friends in the international community. But in the past China has been a powerful backer.

In the Chinese city of Yanji on Monday, social media showed home videos of shaking chandeliers. The city sits on the border with North Korea, close enough to the nuclear test site for the tremors to be clearly felt (and seen). North Korea does not have many friends in the international community. But in the past China has been a powerful backer.

Does Beijing hold the key to the North Korean crisis?

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Does Beijing hold the key to the North Korean crisis?

Does Beijing hold the key to the North Korean crisis?