Among policymakers in China, many believe that while Pyongyang is 60 percent or 70 percent responsible for the current crisis, Washington's share is 30 percent to 40% percent,

The Chinese government and the Chinese public will think this kind of event is unfortunate, and think the U.S. government should take some responsibility for security arrangements and letting the protester in.

The Chinese people have showed more interest in international situation as a result of China's ascending status and fast economic growth.

In the future, China will provide more international public goods in many areas.

The U.S. has to do its part in defusing the crisis.

For China nowadays, North Korea is important for strategic, not ideological, reasons.

Bird flu has suddenly become a global concern. It's clear that how Beijing controls it will affect their international image.

Both sides have made a lot of nice speeches in recent months. But they have not taken substantial steps to really deal with concrete disputes.

U.S. worries about China will still grow. China can try to make the United States feel at ease, but it's all doubtful from the U.S. viewpoint. Some issues cannot be resolved at all at this stage.

China wants to strengthen its ties with North Korea, and to reassure North Korea that China considers it an important neighbor.