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How Moscow’s wartime alliance with Pyongyang is redrawing the map of Northeast Asian power
For decades, the default assumption in Asian geopolitics was simple: if you wanted to understand North Korea, you watched Beijing. China was the lifeline,...
Xi Visit Strengthens China North Korea Ties Amid Shifting Regional Alliances
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a high profile two day visit to North Korea, with both Beijing and Pyongyang portraying the trip as a...
China and North Korea Deepen Strategic Ties as Xi Visits Pyongyang
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to strengthen cooperation in politics, trade, culture, and diplomatic coordination during Xi's...
Xi Declares “New Starting Point” in North Korea Ties
China’s President Xi Jinping has described relations with North Korea as entering a “new historical starting point” ahead of his arrival in Pyongyang for...
The possibility of a North Korea’s female Supreme Leader
North Korea’s succession has followed a patrilineal pattern, but Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter’s unprecedented public elevation suggests this may be changing. However, both...
Xi Jinping’s North Korea Visit Signals China’s Push to Reassert Influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea on June 8–9, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years....
North Korea Unveils AI-Guided Weapons in New Missile Tests
North Korea has recently conducted tests on various weapons, including tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and AI-guided precision cruise missiles, under the guidance of...
Xi Jinping’s Possible North Korea Visit Signals China’s Bid for Diplomatic Control
Reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea next week are significant not because the visit itself is surprising, but because of...
Kim Jong Un Orders Stronger North Korea Border Defenses
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered stronger military preparations along the border with South Korea, describing the frontier as an “impregnable fortress”...
North Korea amends constitution to drop reunification and declare separate state status
North Korea has revised its constitution to remove references to reunification with South Korea and instead define its territory as separate, bordering the Republic...