Xi naar Noord-Korea: China wil controle in achtertuin verzekeren
Na de presidenten Trump en Poetin is het morgen de beurt aan de Noord-Koreaanse dictator Kim Jung-un om Xi Jinping de hand te schudden. Voor het eerst in zeven jaar tijd reist de Chinese leider naar Noord-Korea. Vooral de timing van het bezoek is veelzeggend. Xi's vorige bezoek aan Noord-Korea vond plaats kort na de mislukte top tussen Trump en Kim in 2019. Die Chinese toenadering werd gezien als een poging van Peking om opnieuw grip te krijgen op het Noord-Koreadossier, nada
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea for the first time in seven years, a move seen as an effort to reassert Beijing's influence. The visit comes amid heightened global tensions and a strengthening alliance between North Korea and Russia, where Pyongyang supplies Moscow with weapons for its war in Ukraine in exchange for economic and technological support. Despite North Korea's growing ties with Russia, China remains its primary economic lifeline, providing essential goods like food and fuel. However, recent developments, such as the construction of a new bridge on the Tumen River involving North Korea and Russia, suggest potential friction over regional influence.
The visit underscores China's strategic interest in maintaining control over its regional backyard amidst shifting geopolitical alliances and potential challenges to its influence.
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