Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea

Beijing/Seoul —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally. Instead, the two-day state visit was a chance for Xi to spell out his vision for China’s alignment with its nuclear-armed neighbor into … The post Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea appeared first on Egypt Independent.