U.S. vs. North Korea: The Winner? ChinaRobert Kuttner The American Prospect August 15, 2017 China has no reason to restrain Kim too soon, or for too modest a price. Fred Dufour/Pool Photo via AP China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. This article originally appeared at The Huffington Post. I keep thinking of the October 1962 Cuban missile crisi..