Xi’s Balancing Act on Ukraine Disrupted by Putin-Kim Alliance
- China has remained quiet on development in sign of displeasure
- Pyongyang’s relations with Moscow grow while China ties cool
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A budding alliance between Russia and North Korea is handing Chinese President Xi Jinping another problem, as Beijing comes under growing international pressure to rein in two of its closest diplomatic partners.
The revelation last month that Kim Jong Un sent thousands of troops to Russia’s border sparked fears that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II was on the verge of escalating. The prospect of North Koreans fighting for Vladimir Putin also prompted calls for China to use its sway to intervene.