🇰🇵🇨🇳 Kim Jong Un is showing Xi Jinping exactly what North Korea is worth before he lands in Pyongyang.
A 10,000-ton destroyer and naval deployments. All supervised personally by Kim, days before Xi's first visit in seven years.
Beijing has long treated North Korea as a burden to manage. Kim is making the case that it should be treated as an asset to invest in.
With China actively courting allies during U.S. pressure, the timing isn't a coincidence. Pyongyang wants a seat at the table, not a handout.
Source: Reuters