Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang to shore up Beijing–North Korea ties
TL;DR
Xi Jinping’s two-day Pyongyang visit aims to revive a strained Beijing–Pyongyang alliance, bolster China’s security interests in northeast Asia, and navigate North Korea’s expanding ties with Russia amid broader US–China balancing and regional tensions.
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