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This report provides a brief survey of China-North Korea relations, assesses the People's Republic of China's (PRC) objectives and actions, and raises policy issues for the US. While Beijing still maintains its military alliance and continues its substantial economic assistance to Pyongyang, in recent years many PRC and North Korean interests and goals appear to have grown increasingly incompatible. Increasingly, many Chinese officials and scholars appear to regard North Korea as more of a burden than a benefit.