The Wall Street Journal reports Beijing has increased surveillance of the border region as well as a “combat readiness-level big data disaster recovery center.”
China has ramped up its defenses along its border with North Korea to ready itself for a potential crisis on the peninsula, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The newspaper reported Beijing has increased surveillance of the border region as well as a ” combat readiness-level big data disaster recovery center .” The military has also conducted drills and transferred units from other regions, the Journal reported.
The Journal said that these measures parallel President Donald Trump’s comments that he is considering military action to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions and that Beijing should do more to handle the matter.
Despite Trump’s self-professed admiration for Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s missile program has repeatedly strained the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
Last month, the Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a Chinese company and two citizens with ties to North Korea.
