Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP
China /  Diplomacy

How China can stay in the North Korea influence game

Beijing’s influence over Pyongyang has waned over the years but it still has a number of economic cards it can play to make sure it is not sidelined in developments on the Korean peninsula

Topic |   Trump-Kim summit
Lee Jeong-ho
Lee Jeong-ho

Updated: 9:00pm, 10 Jun, 2018

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Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Kim Jong-un made his first trip abroad as North Korean leader in March, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing as ties between the two countries improve. Photo: Xinhua via AP
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