In the upcoming August 27-29 "six-party" talks in Beijing, theUnited States must not risk turning the clock back to August 1994,when the Chinese persuaded the Clinton Administration to give NorthKorea billions in aid without first requiring Pyongyang to forswearits nuclear ambitions. To avoid repeating past mistakes, U.S.negotiators must have a clear-eyed view of China's role in theNorth Korean nuclear issue.