North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks this week with Wang Huning, China’s fourth-highest-ranked official, pledging to deepen cooperation between the two countries. The meeting is the latest sign that China North Korea relations 2026 have entered one of their warmest periods in years, raising fresh questions about how far Beijing’s backing of Pyongyang actually extends. Background China and North Korea have been formal allies since the 1961 Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty, a pact that technically obligates Beijing to provide assistance if North Korea is…
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