The nukes stay: China and North Korea are building something bigger

Don't be fooled by the new China-North Korea love fest

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang earlier this month celebrated their decades-long alliance, with both sides vowing to elevate their ties to “new heights.” However, the summit reflected a marriage of convenience with clear limitations.The Xi-Kim summit was a meaningful indication that China-North Korea bilateral ties have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels. At the working level, China and North …

Xi's Pyongyang Visit Revealed as Much By What North Korea Omitted as What It Said

Following the high-profile visit, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un both declared the bond between China and North Korea as 'unbreakable.' But a closer look at how Beijing and Pyongyang portrayed the trip reveals subtle but telling differences of a strained relationship

The nukes stay: China and North Korea are building something bigger

The most important message from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day trip to Pyongyang earlier this month was what remained unsaid Read Ful

Xi’s Silence on Denuclearization Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Seoul: Analysts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on June 9 after a two-day visit to Pyongyang. Xi made no mention of North Korea’s denuclearization during the trip, a sharp contrast to his previous visit seven years ago. Instead, he publicly emphasized military exchanges between China and North Korea. Analysts who spoke to The Epoch Times say Xi’s silence on denuclearization may reflect deeper strategic calculations, while the renewed focus on mili…

Why the US must get real about North Korea’s nuclear status, and soon

Every year that passes without negotiations with Washington allows Pyongyang to improve its nuclear deterrent.

China’s Xi Moves To Reassert Influence With Upcoming North Korea Visit

BEIJING/SEOUL — In a significant diplomatic move aimed at strengthening traditional alliances and countering rival influences, Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a two-day state visit to North Korea starting June 8, Reuters reported Friday. This marks Xi’s first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years and signals a renewed push by Beijing to solidify its relationship with its only formal treaty ally. According to a report by Reuters jou…