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Xi Tours Korean War Memorial Honoring Chinese Soldiers

Xi Tours Korean War Memorial Honoring Chinese Soldiers

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Xi emphasized the shared sacrifices and deep historical ties between China and North Korea during his visit to a historic mountainside in Pyongyang. Honor guard members placed a floral basket at a monument, accompanied by a ribbon inscribed "The martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army are immortal."

Xi Jinping
Chinese Communist Party
1. The direction of future development has become clearer and more defined.
2. I am deeply pleased and also feel a special sense of closeness.
3. China and the DPRK are friendly socialist neighbors who stand by each other and share a common future. No matter how times change or how the international landscape evolves, the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK remains unbreakable and enduring, constantly demonstrating vigorous vitality.
4. The unwavering support for the socialist cause of the DPRK led by Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong-un will not change; and the firm determination to safeguard the common interests and favourable strategic environment of both China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will not change.
Craig Singleton
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
1. The Xi-Kim summit is a reminder that Beijing still sees Pyongyang as a strategic asset.
Leif-Eric Easley
Ewha University
1. Xi's visit is a strategic embrace of Kim but not a blank check for North Korea.
2. Beijing expects Pyongyang to respect its interests and to avoid destabilizing policies.
3. At present, Kim sees more risk in diplomacy with Trump than in following a Cold War 2.0 playbook, and Xi sees more risk in pressuring North Korea than from enabling it.
Lim Eul-chul
Kyungnam University
1. This could mean a China–North Korea security alignment aimed at countering South Korea, US and Japan, while tacitly accepting North Korea's status as a nuclear-armed state.
Lee Sung-Yoon
1. Beijing is increasingly defining North Korea as a long-term strategic partner in an emerging Eurasian geopolitical contest versus the U.S. and its allies.
Han Ki-Bom
1. By improving relations with both Beijing and Moscow, Kim Jong Un can maximize North Korea's leverage and extract benefits from both sides.
2. Pyongyang wants to avoid relying exclusively on Russia.
3. For North Korea, meanwhile, improved relations with China could provide significant economic and diplomatic benefits.
4. But by no longer emphasizing denuclearization, Beijing is effectively tolerating the reality of North Korea's nuclear program.
5. China is not formally recognizing North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.
6. While the 2019 Xi-Kim summit largely focused on repairing and strengthening bilateral ties, this week's meeting suggests that Beijing increasingly views North Korea as a strategic partner in addressing broader international and regional challenges.
7. China seems to be trying to revive and upgrade a relationship that many observers had considered largely symbolic.
Kim Hyung Suk
1. The issue of North Korea's denuclearization was intentionally omitted from the talks, while political, military and economic cooperation was emphasized.
Jeong Joon-Hee
1. The discussions indicate that China and North Korea are trying to establish a broader framework for cooperation beyond traditional bilateral ties.
2. It enables North Korea to use its nuclear capabilities to deter the US in the event of a Taiwan crisis. Economically, it secures China's access to the Sea of Japan through North Korea, thereby promoting the development of China's northeastern region.
3. It is particularly worth noting that strengthening the China-North Korea military alliance offers distinct advantages.

Xi Tours Korean War Memorial Honoring Chinese Soldiers

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