The US and other nations should support Taiwan's Charter for Permanent Peace to lead China to democratize. This would press North Korea to follow suit and end its strident militarism. Emmanuel Kant once noted, 'The pursuit of permanent peace is the highest goal of reason and a moral obligation.' China claims to be a 'responsible major power', thus it should not enable North Korea's continued belligerency. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.