What does China's 'new historical starting point' with North Korea reveal about its priorities?

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in politics, economy and culture during a summit in Pyongyang on Monday (Jun 8), North Korea's state media KCNA reported. Xi hailed Chinese-North Korean relations as being at a "new historical starting point". Henry Haggard, a senior advisor at consulting firm WestExec Advisors, tells CNA’s Asia First what is significant about Xi’s visit, and China’s perspective on a nuclear-armed North Korea.

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