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Beijing Prefers an Aggressive and

Provocative North Korea

Grant Newsham

Col Grant Newsham, USMC (ret.) is a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for
Security Policy in Washington, DC, with a particular focus on Asia-Pacific security,
political, and economic matters and a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum
for Strategic Studies. While in uniform he served as reserve head of intelligence
for Marine Forces Pacific, and was the U.S. Marine Attaché, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
on two occasions. Newsham lived in Tokyo for over twenty years and worked
in executive roles at a Western investment bank and a major American high-
tech firm. He is also a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer with work covering a
number of regions, including East and South Asia, and specializing in insurgency,
counterinsurgency, and commercial matters. He is also an attorney with
experience in international trade, public international law, and criminal law.

Section I : North Korea-China Relations: How and Why Does Beijing Protect and Empower Pyongyang?