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President Xi Jinping Vows to Prevent Conflict on Korean Peninsula in Talks with Biden and US Officials

Nov 17, 2024, 10:59 PM

President Xi Jinping has stated that China would prevent a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, responding to global leaders urging China to play a larger role in mitigating tensions related to North Korea's cooperation with the Russian military. Xi emphasized that China will not permit conflict and turmoil on the peninsula, nor will it allow its strategic security and core interests to be threatened. Chinese intellectual Wang Xiaodong noted that North Korea's participation in the Russia-Ukraine war decreases the likelihood of a North-South conflict, suggesting that Pyongyang would not dispatch resources abroad if it were on the brink of war. Xi conveyed this message to Biden and US officials.