A friendly summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping on Wednesday contrasts sharply with the little attention paid to North Korean representative, Choi Ryong Hae, during the Chinese Victory Day celebration.
So does this signify a stark shift in China's position on Korean Peninsular affairs? Not so fast.
A friendly summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping on Wednesday contrasts sharply with the little attention paid to North Korean representative, Choi Ryong Hae, during the Chinese Victory Day celebration.
So does this signify a stark shift in China's position on Korean Peninsular affairs? Not so fast.
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