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North Korea says nuclear program 'absolutely nonnegotiable'
North Korea says nuclear program 'absolutely nonnegotiable' June 7, 2026A day before a high-profile visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea said it will not back down from developing nuclear weapons. "Our status as a nuclear power is absolutely nonnegotiable,"Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in comments published by the official newspaper of record, Rodong Sinmun, on Sunday. She is considered a key communications and foreign policy figure in North...
North Korea says nuclear program 'absolutely non-negotiable'
North Korea says nuclear program 'absolutely non-negotiable' June 7, 2026A day before a high-profile visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea said it will not back down from developing nuclear weapons. "Our status as a nuclear power is absolutely non-negotiable," said Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, in comments published by the official newspaper of record Rodong Sinmun on Sunday. She is considered a key player in the country's communications and foreign policy.
North Korea quietly ramps up its nuclear program
North Korea quietly ramps up its nuclear program June 5, 2026On Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reminded the world of Pyongyang's nuclear threat, announcing plans to bolster nuclear forces "at an exponential rate," as state media carried footage of Kim visiting what South Korea said was likely a new uranium enrichment plant. The plant's unveiling came a week after the North Korean Foreign Ministry issued a statement vowing that the "denuclearization" of North Korea "will never...
China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance
Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.(Image credit: 朝鮮通信社)
Xi meeting 'was a success for Kim Jong Un', experts says
Xi meeting 'was a success for Kim Jong Un', experts says Asia / Pacific Issued on: 10:41 min From the show Reading time 1 min Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Edward Howell, Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, says that this week's China-North Korea summit was a success for Kim Jong Un "because no mention of North Korea's nuclear program or denuclearisation took place" adding that "it shows that China, just akin to Russia, is silently accepting North...
Kim Jong Un hosts Xi Jinping from a position of rare strength
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un offered China’s president a grand welcome Monday. But the North Korean leader is playing host from a position of rare strength, and his country has come a long way since Xi Jinping’s last visit seven years ago. Kim’s backing of Russia’s war with Ukraine has paid dividends, his weapons program has cemented North Korea’s status as a de facto nuclear state, and an economy that buckled under the pressure of pandemic isolation and sanctions has since rebounded.
A US ally is getting nuclear-powered submarines with no AUKUS. Here's how
How South Korea's plan for nuclear-powered submarines compares to AUKUS Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 7:03am The South Korean city of Gyeongju is famous for its uncanny, grass-covered burial mounds bearing the tombs of ancient kings. It will also go down in history as the place where the United States finally agreed to South Korea's long-held aspirations to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting last year. Months later, South Korea's...
Xi and Kim pledge deeper cooperation between China and North Korea
Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledges deeper cooperation with North Korea's Kim Jong Un during rare visit Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 1:37am In short: Chinese President Xi Jinping has met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rare trip to Pyongyang. The two-day visit comes after Mr Xi hosted US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing.
World comes to China, Xi goes to North Korea: Why Kim Jong Un makes Beijing uneasy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year. While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit starting June 8. The visit marks Xi's first trip to Pyongyang since 2019.
Xi hosted Trump and Putin in China, but he boarded a plane for Kim
analysis Xi Jinping's North Korea visit is unusual, and shows his need to court Kim Jong Un Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 5:53am China's President Xi Jinping has grown accustomed to world leaders coming to him. Since the start of 2026, dozens of dignitaries have arrived in Beijing, seeking to renew, reset, and rebuild relationships with China.