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An expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia

Watch the ceremony: twenty-one guns, two national anthems, state dinners, signed agreements, and crowds on cue. Chinese state media called President Xi Jinping’s June visit to Pyongyang “a routine strengthening of ties.” A more plausible interpretation: The most powerful man in Asia flew there to r...

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What happened An expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia.
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CenterAn expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia

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Right / center-rightThe anxiety behind Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit

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Washington ExaminerNews report · Jun 11, 11:00 AM

The anxiety behind Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit

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Watch the ceremony: twenty-one guns, two national anthems, state dinners, signed agreements, and crowds on cue. Chinese state media called President Xi Jinping’s June visit to Pyongyang “a...

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The Indian ExpressNews report · Jun 11, 9:04 AM

An expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia

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