The summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un saw state media in both nations dedicate thousands of words to the meeting, yet they conspicuously omitted any mention of Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. This silence on an issue of paramount concern to the West signals a potentially significant shift in Beijing’s long-held stance.
For years, until the collapse of disarmament talks in 2019, the US and China had collaborated in efforts to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions in exchange for aid and political recognition.
