Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP
Edward Howell
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Opinion

Edward Howell

Was Xi Jinping’s state visit to North Korea a reminder to the US that ‘big brother’ is always watching?

  • Chinese president makes a big play of his close friendship with Kim Jong-un during two-day state visit to Pyongyang
  • Trip sends a strong message to Washington that when it comes to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, Beijing is still very much involved

Edward Howell
Edward Howell

Updated: 11:25pm, 22 Jun, 2019

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a clear statement of their friendship in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP
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Edward Howell

Edward Howell

Edward is an ESRC Scholar in International Relations at the University of Oxford, specialising in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula.