Two U.S.-based experts have advocated sanctions enhancement, penalties against China and the strengthening of regional alliances in a Senate committee hearing in Washington D.C. on Tuesday covering the topic of the North Korean threat.

Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) gave testimony and answered questions before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in a reassessment of policy options towards the DPRK as a new legislative term begins.