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When Xi Went to Pyongyang: Making Sense of Sino-North Korean Relations in 2019

“Lips and teeth” or something else? The hosts discuss China’s complex relationship with North Korea.

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
June 26, 2019
When Xi Went to Pyongyang: Making Sense of Sino-North Korean Relations in 2019
Credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) discuss the June 2019 summit meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the state of inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea diplomacy, and the upcoming G20 Osaka summit.

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