Friends reunited: why the Kim-Xi summit was masterful political theater



Opinion Friends reunited: why the Kim-Xi summit was masterful political theater While concrete outcomes were limited, the two countries have sent a clear message to President Trump Andrei Lankov June 23, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA On June 17, at 8pm, DPRK and Chinese official news outlets reported that President Xi Jinping would make a state visit to North Korea by the end of the week. It was pretty short notice, given that the visit was set to begin on June 20, but it was remarkable that the news was released simultaneously. It implied a high level of coordination between Pyongyang and Beijing. One might suspect that the main goal of this visit was to demonstrate to the outside world, and especially to the United States, that such high level of coordination exists. It was the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Friends reunited: why the Kim-Xi summit was masterful political theater

While concrete outcomes were limited, the two countries have sent a clear message to President Trump

Andrei Lankov June 23, 2019

Friends reunited: why the Kim-Xi summit was masterful political theater

KCNA

On June 17, at 8pm, DPRK and Chinese official news outlets reported that President Xi Jinping would make a state visit to North Korea by the end of the week.

It was pretty short notice, given that the visit was set to begin on June 20, but it was remarkable that the news was released simultaneously. It implied a high level of coordination between Pyongyang and Beijing.

One might suspect that the main goal of this visit was to demonstrate to the outside world, and especially to the United States, that such high level of coordination exists.

It was the