Kim Jong-un's Dandong visit is wake-up call for S. Korea-US-Japan partnership
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s Oct. 24 visit to Dandong, China, and his meeting with Wang Huning should not be dismissed as another diplomatic ceremony. It was a carefully staged demonstration of strengthening relations between Beijing and Pyongyang. More importantly, it should serve as a warning to the United States, South Korea and Japan that the strategic environment in Northeast Asia is…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's Oct. 24 visit to Dandong, China, and his meeting with high-ranking Chinese official Wang Huning should not be viewed as a routine diplomatic event. It was a deliberate show of strengthening ties between Beijing and Pyongyang. More crucially, this visit should alert the United States, South Korea, and Japan that the strategic landscape in Northeast Asia is shifting.
Wang Huning is not a typical Chinese official. He holds the fourth position in the Chinese Communist Party's leadership and serves as chairman of the influential Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. As a former professor at Fudan University, Wang is one of China's most significant political thinkers and strategists, having advised three successive leaders: Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping.
His extensive influence under three administrations is rare among Chinese officials. Wang played a pivotal role in Kim's visit, including delivering personal greetings from Chinese President Xi, emphasizing the political importance of this encounter.
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