North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons, says Kim Jong-un’s sister

Has Beijing given up on a nuclear weapon-free Korean peninsula?

China is downplaying the issue for now, as it is unlikely that pressuring North Korea would do anything other than sour ties.

North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons, says Kim Jong-un’s sister

The sister of Kim Jong-un has insisted that North Korea will never give upits nuclear weapons, setting back hopes of progress towardsdenuclearisation during Monday’s visit to Pyongyang by President Xi ofChina. Kim Yo-jong, a senior figure in the leadership who sometimes servesas spokeswoman for her brother, said North Korea’s “status as a nuclearweapons state is the line of no retreat and it is a stark reality whetheranyone recognises it or not”…