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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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Analyst interprets nuclear omission as possible Chinese policy shift
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.
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