"You hear people saying that this is a military industrial complex in the United States. If you keep something under control, if you hold the attention always there, there is an opportunity for the military industry to sell more weapons," said Su Ge, President of China's Institute of International Studies while talking to CGTN’s The Point. 

"In terms of the military, I agree," said Einar Tangen, a political affairs commentator. 

"But more than that, I think from the State Department's point of view, what they are trying to do is not only keep China busy but put China in the spotlight and say that if anything happens, no matter how bad it is, it’s China’s fault," Tangen added.

He added that he doubted the effectiveness of the sanctions to rein in the DPRK’s military ambitions. 

"I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the North Korean (DPRK ) economy. When you say we are going to block the oil, what does it mean to somebody who doesn’t have a car? Yes, it will affect people in the city. But it won’t have an impact on the majority of the country," he argued.

In the wake of the US’s "trust deficit" in international relations, Tangen said that there has to be some creative thinking about solving the Korean Peninsula problems. 

"Perhaps China could guarantee North Korea’s (DPRK) security. This takes the issue away from Donald Trump, so he hasn’t got to give anything up. China emerges as a peacemaker and a world leader. Perhaps Pyongyang believes China more than they would the US," said Tangen adding, "Or it could be Russia who gives guarantees."

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making his second trip to China on Saturday. No doubt the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula will be a high topic on the agenda ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting expected in November. Recently, there has been another war of words at the United Nations. US President Donald Trump claimed that his country "will have no choice but to totally destroy" the DPRK unless Pyongyang refrains from its nuclear tests and missile launches, while the DPRK’s top leader Kim Jong-un also vowed to retaliate, saying Trump "will face results beyond his expectation."

Su Ge said despite confrontation, the world should still not lose hope. 

"We should still try to give peace a chance," he concluded.