Dual Suspension

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For now, we have a barebones agreement on mutual threat suspension brokered by China and Russia. Nothing more, nothing less.

Reuters, November 16, 2017 :

China and Russia have proposed that the United States and South Korea stop major military exercises in exchange for North Korea halting its weapons programs.

Beijing formally calls the idea the “dual suspension” proposal.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china-usa/china-says-dual-suspension-proposal-still-best-for-north-korea-idUSKBN1DG10Y

Reuters, June 18, 2018

Meeting Kim on his third trip to China this year, and just a week after Kim met Trump in Singapore on June 12, Xi said China was willing to keep playing a positive role to promote the peace process on the Korean peninsula.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea-drills/u-s-south-korea-agree-to-suspend-joint-military-exercise-official-idUSKBN1JE2RM?il=0