BEIJING (AP) - China's success in orchestrating a landmark six-nation accord on ending North Korea's nuclear program has clinched its role as a major peacemaker in the region - regardless of the challenges ahead for the deal, analysts say.

Quick sanity check: Does anyone think China did this for world peace? I think China just played us, through North Korea, to secure its own interests in that region… especially since a couple hours after this “landmark” deal was signed, North Korea back out, waiting for us to give them a light water reactor.