Daily Mail: China's President Xi Jinping vows to support Pyongyang 'no matter what happens' ahead of his first state visit to North Korea
* China backs N. Korea 'no matter how the international situation changes', Xi says
* The statement appeared in a friendship letter penned by Xi a day before his visit
* Xi is set to hold talks with Kim Jong-un during the two-day trip from tomorrow
* He may try to use his summit with Kim as leverage against Trump, experts say
* Kim also wants to strengthen his position against Trump as nuclear talks stall
China's President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will strengthen and further develop its friendship with Pyongyang 'no matter how the international situation changes'.
The 66-year-old leader of the Chinese Communist Party made the statement in a letter to his 'good comrade' and 'good neighbour', North Korea, one day before his first-ever state visit to the reclusive country.
President Xi also said that the traditional friendship between the two countries had greatly benefited their people and written a much praised tale on the international stage.
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WNU Editor: I was surprised on the contents of this Op-Ed. Chinese President Xi is basically telling North Korean Kim Jong-Un to pursue his policies even if they are independent from China. There is no mention of red lines or limits on what Kim Jong-un can do, but the message to pursue an independent direction from China is there. The fact that Chinese President Xi will then be seeing South Korean leader Moon after this summit also tells me that President Xi wants to brief him on what is happening, and what needs to be done to get the denuclearize/reconciliation process going. I can understand why Xi is doing this. If he says any of this at the G20 summit next week (and in the presence of President Trump) he would be losing face. Best to pursue this new policy by giving South Korean leader Moon the credit,and to tell him to grab it. But make no mistake on what is happening. This is a major change in China's policy towards the Korean peninsula, and the 800lb gorilla in the room that no one is talking about and who has made all of this possible is President Trump.
Update: Presidents Xi and Trump talked yesterday (link here). I am sure that after trade, North Korea was the second point that was discussed.
More News On Chinese President Xi Jinping Giving North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un His Support To Solve Korean Peninsula Issues
Xi supports North Korea’s direction on issues ahead of visit -- AP
Xi visit raises prospect of 'concrete cooperation' with North Korea -- Reuters
China's Friendship With North Korea "Irreplaceable", Says Xi Jinping -- NDTV/AFP
Xi firmly backs Pyongyang's effort to solve Korea Peninsula issues: Rodong Sinmun -- Reuters
Ahead of a visit to North Korea, China’s Xi says he supports denuclearization -- CNBC
Xi Jinping says he will support Kim Jong-un 'no matter what' in rare front page op-ed ahead of visit -- The Telegraph
Chinese President Xi Jinping gives North Korean leader Kim Jong-un his full support -- SCMP
Xi set to pull Kim Jong Un out of his shell -- Nikkei Asian Review
What to watch for at Kim-Xi summit in North Korea? -- FOX News/AP
5 comments:
there are and will be no policy differences or changes without the consent and approval of China and to believe otherwise is naive. Put simply: if North Korea decided to merge with South Korean, China would have a lot to say. What gets said in public is what leaders want the world to believe.
Here is what life is like for some in North Korea
Wow, I'll go with what Fred said over WNU and I really do not like Fred.
What if he starts to fly missiles Over Japan toward the U.S.?
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