Two Chinese scholars on Friday argued that the only way to resolve the crisis surrounding North Korea's nuclear brinkmanship is through dialogue.

Speaking at a seminar in Tokyo, Piao Jianyi and Jin Xide, both senior researchers at the Center for Regional Security Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, also called for patience over North Korea.

Piao indicated that the U.S.'s posture is only making matters worse. U.S. President George W. Bush famously included North Korea in his "axis of evil" speech and has verbalized his hatred for the country's leader, Kim Jong Il.