9/26 from the1980s,China&NKorea grew further apart when Deng Xiaoping emphasized the modernization of the Chinese economy. In the eyes of the N.Koreans, China had abandoned revolution for a place in the existing international system. In the ultimate act of betrayal, Beijing recognized Seoul in 1992.
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Chinese-North Korean Relations: Drawing the Right Historical Lessons | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
