Kim Jong-un regards Xi Jinping as Asia’s other supreme leader. But North Korea’s nuclear weapons pose as much of a threat to China as they do to countries like the U.S. and South Korea.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems to have the full support of America, Britain, and Italy to develop advanced defense systems.
Three major outcomes of the Biden-Xi meeting are becoming clearer: A journalist visa thaw, nuclear-arms talks of some type, and an apparent prisoner swap involving China lifting an exit ban on one American, while seven Chinese citizens were deported from the U.S.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied a Financial Times report that China had tested a nuclear-capable, hypersonic missile in August. Hypersonic weapons technology, which is under development in the U.S., Russia, and China, could have major implications for strategic positions.
As the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its centennial, promising a stronger China, including its military, several outside reports showed beefed-up Chinese troop positions and capabilities.