China’s President Xi returns home after closely watched trip to North Korea
- Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Tuesday following a two-day visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, his first in seven years, during which he met with leader Kim Jong-un to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation.
- The visit occurred as North Korea gains leverage from its advancing nuclear program and growing ties with Russia, which now provides "dual patronage." Beijing remains Pyongyang's principal economic lifeline, supplying goods and connectivity Moscow cannot fully substitute.
- During the summit, leaders pledged to expand cooperation in trade, agriculture, and technology, with Kim reaffirming support for China's "one-China" policy regarding Taiwan. Reports did not mention discussions regarding North Korea's nuclear program.
- South Korea's Yonhap reported that calls for expanded military cooperation between Beijing and Pyongyang warrant close monitoring. Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun accompanied Jinping during the trip, unlike his 2019 visit, while North Korean media made no mention of military cooperation.
- Analyst Kim Gyubeom from the Institute for National Security Strategy said China pursues a "managerial approach" that neither fully supports nor strongly pressures Pyongyang, prioritizing regional stability while maintaining strategic communication with the North.
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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = Immediately after Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, the United States emphasizes the position of North Korea's complete denuclearization on bilateral and multilateral diplomatic stages...
On Monday 8 June, Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with his North Korean ally Kim Jong-un as part of a visit to Pyongyang, North Korea. (International).
China's head of state Xi Jinping has paid a two-day visit to North Korea. No matter how the international situation changes, China will stick to the traditional friendship with North Korea, Xi said at a meeting with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. Commentators shed light on the relationship between the two countries.
Can China keep North Korea in check?
When Xi Jinping visited North Korea in June 2019 for his first state visit, he would not have expected nearly seven years later that the hermit kingdom would be in an alliance with Russia. As Xi concluded his second visit to the country yesterday, the Chinese president’s pledges to ‘strengthen strategic coordination’ and ‘uphold regional peace and development’ with his North Korean counterpart emphasised how Beijing wants to ensure that its nort…
The Chinese president made his first visit to North Korea on Monday and Tuesday since 2019, shortly after welcoming the US and Russian presidents to Beijing a few weeks ago.
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