On his first trip to Beijing as U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry arrived with an entreaty. As warmongering from North Korea reaches earsplitting levels, Kerry had petitioned Chinese leaders to rein in an isolated country that Chairman Mao Zedong once said was as close to China as lips are to teeth. On April 13, after a day of talks with China’s top brass, Kerry met with reporters at Beijing’s state-run Diaoyutai Hotel, a gilt-and-chandelier confection, and spoke positively of China’s commitment to pressing for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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