Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?
Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.
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US adversaries China, North Korea strengthening ties as Xi, Kim set to begin talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for a rare state visit, set to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as both nations seek to restore their traditional alliance…
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China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Leads Again as ‘Masters of the Universe’ Debuts
Jinant Film & TV’s unstoppable family drama “Dear You” comfortably dominated the China box office during the June 5–7 weekend, securing RMB115.3 million ($17 million), accordin…
Across the spectrum →What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea
As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.
Across the spectrum →The Harsh Truth About China’s Critical Mineral Stranglehold
'Turning strategic problems into procurement problems'
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Trump: U.S. stake in AI giants "could be a beautiful thing"
President Trump surprised tech CEOs by suddenly pushing the idea of the U.S. taking a small ownership stake in AI giants, so the American people share in the upside of what will be…
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Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.
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