SEOUL/BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang this week hinted at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reliance on Beijing not only to draw the U.S. back to the negotiating table, but also to support a country hemmed in by American economic and military pressure.
During the two-day visit that ended Friday, Xi pledged Beijing's support for North Korea's system no matter how international politics might change, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency said. The two leaders visited the Sino-Korean Friendship Tower -- a memorial to Chinese forces killed in the Korean War -- to reaffirm the historical bonds between their countries, after which Kim saw off Xi at Pyongyang's main airport.
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