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Why China's Xi wants a 'brighter' future with North Korea

"In the face of the profound changes unseen in a century," both sides should "open up a brighter prospect for the socialist cause of the two countries as well as regional peace and development," Xi told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Monday talks in Pyongyang.

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Left / center-leftChina re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

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AllSidesNews report · Jun 9, 11:11 PM

Why China's Xi wants a 'brighter' future with North Korea

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"In the face of the profound changes unseen in a century," both sides should "open up a brighter prospect for the socialist cause of the two countries as well as regional peace and developm...

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NPRNews report · Jun 10, 10:30 AM

China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

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Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.

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Jun 9, 11:11 PM: AllSides joined the source map.

Jun 10, 10:30 AM: NPR joined the source map.

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