North Korean leader’s deepening ties with Russian president could increase his sense of independence from Beijing
In an article on Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to North Korea, China’s state-owned Xinhua news agency proclaimed that the trip must have “touched a raw nerve” in Washington. What the Chinese propaganda mouthpiece naturally omitted was how Putin’s get-together with Kim Jong Un, which sealed a mutual defence assistance deal, must have irked another big capital: Beijing.
China and North Korea’s bilateral relationship has long been testy, prompting some analysts in the past to label them “bitter allies”. Pyongyang regularly launches military provocations against its neighbours, causing dismay in Beijing by upsetting regional stability. The language of the Russian-North Korean treaty may have also been vague enough to give both sides leeway.
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