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An analyst’s interpretation that Xi’s reported avoidance of the nuclear issue could indicate Beijing is tacitly accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea to preserve bilateral relations.

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Analyst interprets nuclear omission as possible Chinese policy shift

An analyst’s interpretation that Xi’s reported avoidance of the nuclear issue could indicate Beijing is tacitly accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea to preserve bilateral relations.

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  1. Analyst interprets nuclear omission as possible Chinese policy shift

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    One analyst suggested that Xi's avoidance of the nuclear topic with Kim suggests that Beijing has made "a very significant policy change to tacitly accept the reality of a nuclear North Korea" for the sake of maintaining strong bilateral relations with Pyongyang.

    An analyst’s interpretation that Xi’s reported avoidance of the nuclear issue could indicate Beijing is tacitly accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea to preserve bilateral relations.

    Open source report