https://www.scmp.com/rss/327863/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com North Korea and China appear to be further cozying up to each other as a crucial new round of denuclearization talks nears.  President Xi Jinping of China accepted an offer to visit the North Korean capital of Pyongyang after he met with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s state media reported on Thursday. And Xi effectively vouched for what North Korea considers its denuclearization effort, which the US hasn’t deemed sufficient progress for it to ease its crippling sanctions against... https://www.scmp.com/politics/chinas-president-vouches-north-koreas-denuclearization-effort/article/3000422?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/chinas-president-vouches-north-koreas-denuclearization-effort/article/3000422?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:25:14 +0000 South Korea has laid out its demands ahead of a historic summit with North Korea next week. Seoul wants Pyongyang to halt its nuclear program, disclose its nuclear capacity and allow inspectors in in exchange for a range of concessions, according to Moon Chung-in, a special advisor to the South Korean president. The US, South Korea’s main ally, is also likely to offer incentives, Moon told the South China Morning Post in Seoul on Tuesday. The incentives by the US, as well as other countries in... https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-korea-and-us-wants-north-power-down-its-nukes/article/2142279?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-korea-and-us-wants-north-power-down-its-nukes/article/2142279?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:30:30 +0000 We speak to Moon Chung-in, special advisor to South Korean president Moon Jae-in, about upcoming talks between North and South Korea on April 27. Check out the video to see what he thinks of potential denuclearization talks between the two sides, and the role he thinks China can play at this critical juncture. https://www.scmp.com/politics/moon-chung-future-koreas-north/south-talks/article/2142274?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/moon-chung-future-koreas-north/south-talks/article/2142274?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:30:00 +0000