Kim–Xi meetings

Kim–Xi meetings is a series of summits between DPRK and China during year 2018. North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un secretly met with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping on March 25–28, 2018. Xi made a classified invitation to Kim to visit China, after which Kim visited Beijing used his bullet proof train to travel to the three-day meeting. It is his first known out-of-country diplomatic trip since taking power.[1] Kim and Xi had a second surprise meeting on May 7–8, 2018 in the city of Dalian.[2] Kim and Xi had a third surprise meeting on June 19–20, 2018.

First meeting

First meeting
Date March 25–28, 2018 (2018-03-25 – 2018-03-28)
Location Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
Participants China Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
North Korea Kim Jong-un (Chairman)

The first China–North Korea meeting in 2018 was organized by the invitation from Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (de facto paramount leader). During the meeting between the two heads of state, Kim Jong-un officially invited Xi Jinping to Pyongyang at a time convenient for him, and Xi accepted the invitation.[3] During the confidential summit schedule, Xi presented and explained the list of the presents to Kim, who also prepared several gifts and described their details for Xi.[4] Xi urged Kim to strengthen the strategic and diplomatic future partnership between China and North Korea. Kim stressed to Xi that North Korea and China are long-established socialist countries and that there are many ways to cooperate in various aspects in the future.[5]

Reactions

Regarding North Korea nuclear weapons crisis with a diplomatic solution and Beijing's issue with US trade war, the two leaders meeting might be substantial leverage for answering to a puzzle of resolution to both two long-lasting socialist countries.[6]

As regards Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, quoted Kim's statement "The issue of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is resolved, and South Korea and the United States respond to our efforts with goodwill, create an atmosphere of peace and stability while taking progressive and synchronous measures for the realization of peace. " President Trump’s new national security advisor: John Bolton would not adopt the unreasonable solution - examples: sheer costs for North Korea's denuclearization (e.g., withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula or mutual denuclearization for both the DPRK and United States) after Kim-Xi summit.[7]

Second meeting

Second meeting
Date May 7–8, 2018 (2018-05-07 – 2018-05-08)
Location Dalian, Liaoning, China
Participants China Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
North Korea Kim Jong-un (Chairman)

Kim Jong-un met Xi Jinping for the second time in Dalian, Liaoning on May 7–8, 2018.[8] The two leaders discussed how to cooperate at the communist level on denuclearization, and peace on the Korean peninsula. They also discussed China–DPRK relations and significant issues of common concern, Xinhua reported. U.S. President Trump emphasized that China should cooperate with the U.S.'s continued implementation of economic sanctions, with commercial and financial penalties on North Korea until it permanently dismantles its nuclear weapons and ICBM missile programs. This is the second time China's paramount leader Xi Jinping has met Kim Jong-un in two months, and Xi Jinping reaffirmed his state visit to Pyongyang by the end of 2018.[9]

Third meeting

Third meeting
Date June 19–20, 2018 (2018-06-19 – 2018-06-20)
Location Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
Participants China Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
North Korea Kim Jong-un (Chairman)

Kim Jong-un met with Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 19th, and 20th, 2018.[10][11] Kim might seek advice from Xi about a future, mutually beneficial negotiation strategy between the DPRK and United States. [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Park, Yuna; Campbell, Joseph (17 March 2018). "Now North Korean diplomat heads to Finland amid new diplomatic flurry".
  2. ↑ Jiang, Steven; Westcott, Ben; Han, Sol (9 May 2018). "Kim Jong Un meets with Xi Jinping in northern China". CNN. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Huang, Cary (3 April 2018). "Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping take centre stage in diplomatic drama on the Korean peninsula". scmp.com/. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kim Jong Un's visit to China - Korean Central TV documentary". YouTube (Online video). Korean Central TV documentary. 29 March 2018. 9′21″. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kim Jong Un's visit to China [English][North Korean TV]". YouTube (Online video). stimmekoreas. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kim's visit to China: you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Aum, Frank (28 March 2018). "North Korea-China Summit: The 'Strategic Choice' by Both Sides- Frank Aum: Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-Un Meet to Seek Leverage with the United States". Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 29. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ 金, 佳绪 (10 May 2018). "40多天两度会晤，习近平同金正恩谈了哪些大事" [Two meetings in more than 40 days, Xi Jinping discussed what important issues with Kim Jong-un] (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Jiang, Steven; Westcott, Ben (8 May 2018). "Kim Jong Un holds second meeting with Xi Jinping in China". Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "朝鲜领导人金正恩6月19日至20日对中国进行访问" [North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China from June 19th to 20th] (in Chinese). 163.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  11. ↑ 李, 忠发 (19 June 2018). "习近平举行仪式欢迎金正恩访华" [Xi Jinping holds ceremony welcoming Kim Jong-un to China] (in Chinese). thepaper.cn. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Lu, Zhenhua; Lee, Jeong-ho (19 June 2018). "North Korea's Kim Jong-un in China for two-day trip 'to brief Xi Jinping on Donald Trump summit'". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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