Analysis: Chinese President Xi's silence on nuclear arms is a gift to North Korea's Kim Jong Un
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walk together after a welcome performance in Pyongyang, Monday, June 8, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service…
TOKYO (AP) — Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping 's summit with Kim Jong Un, but made no mention of a key matter for Washington: the North's steadfast pursuit of nuclear weapons that could threaten the United States and its allies in Asia.
The silence says more than reams of the carefully framed propaganda.
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