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Title:
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Why Xi Jinping Is Courting Kim Jong-un
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Author:
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John Delury
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Source:
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New York Times
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Date:
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June 23, 2019
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Description:
- As President Xi Jinping of China left North Korea on Friday afternoon, much attention was focused on whether he had obtained any concession on denuclearization from Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader — and how he might leverage that when he meets President Trump this week on the margins of the G-20 summit. But this focus on nuclear weapons and China’s trade war with the United States obscures the real significance of Mr. Xi’s trip, and it mistakes his weakness for strength.
