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Mapping the World Essentials
Season 5 · Episode 90
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un: an alliance of mutual interest
0.04mJune 9, 2026
Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea serves several purposes: to showcase China’s diplomatic power, but also to remind Vladimir Putin that the Pyongyang-Moscow alliance, strengthened in the context of the war in Ukraine, must not overshadow the Pyongyang-Beijing relationship. For his part, Kim Jong-un benefits from playing both sides - Russian and Chinese.
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