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Spotlight | China, North Korea, United States
Beijing's nuclear headache as Xi Jinping fears losing grip on Kim-Trump mediation

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 8 April 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 8 April 2026. © Li Gang/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
The North Korean issue has become a strategic dilemma for Beijing, whose attempts to mediate between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump remain in limbo, while Moscow waits in the wings to take over. [...]
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