Analysis: Why China's Xi wants a 'brighter' future with North Korea | CNN

Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit to North Korea signals Beijing’s bid to shape a brighter future for Pyongyang amid a rapidly shifting global order. The trip marked a departure from 2019 by omitting any reference to denuclearization, and instead laid out expanded cooperation across trade, agriculture, construction, science and technology, and healthcare, while pledging stronger strategic coordination and broader military, diplomatic, and law enforcement exchanges. The visit also underscores Beijing’s effort to reassert influence as Pyongyang has grown closer to Moscow. Xi framed the talks as part of a new era of global change, urging both nations to pursue a brighter prospect for the socialist cause and regional peace and development. Analysts view the trip as a calibration of diplomacy to a world where Washington’s competition looms large and Pyongyang seeks security and economic incentives from Beijing.