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Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/AFP via Getty Images

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
Chinese president Xi Jinping, Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrive for a reception in Beijing, China, on September 3. Jessica Lee / EPA

What we learned about North Korea at the summit in Beijing

Kim was treated as a major world leader in Beijing, and gained practical support from his two big neighbours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un listens to him during a state reception after their talks in Pyongyang, North Korea, in June 2024. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Amid the West’s wavering aid to Ukraine, North Korea backs Russia in a mutually beneficial move

The West’s delays in providing meaningful aid to Ukraine have resulted in a protracted conflict that gave Russia the time to muster resources, like North Korean soldiers, for the conflict.
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event focused on ‘Biden’s border bloodbath’ on April 2, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

We analyzed 9 years of Trump political speeches, and his violent rhetoric has increased dramatically

Trump’s use of violent words has increased over time. By 2024, his use of violent language had surpassed nearly all other democratic politicians whose speeches 2 political scientists analyzed.

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