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North Korea's Restrained Signaling Toward China Continues - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea (opens the original)
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Kim Yo Jong’s August 19 “stand on major international affairs” has been examined largely for Pyongyang’s response to Trump’s recent overtures and clues about the future of North Korea-US relations. The document, however, also showed a striking asymmetry toward two other consequential actors: Russia and China. North Korea has moved closer to China on important security issues, notably in its approach to Japan. Yet its public portrayal of the bilateral relationship has remained surprisingly restra
A Door Ajar, a High Bar: Whither North Korea-US Relations? - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea (opens the original)
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Regardless of what President Trump’s recent social media was intended to achieve or to whom it was really targeted, it has brought back heightened interest in US-North Korea relations. In the past three days alone, a major US-South Korea joint military exercise has been curtailed, and media attention has surged around Trump’s renewed quest for a meeting with Kim Jong Un by end of year. For its part, Pyongyang has issued two responses that stopped short of rejecting Trump’s overtures while making
From Recovery to Development: North Korea’s New Five-Year Economic Plan - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea (opens the original)
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According to South Korea’s Bank of Korea (BOK), North Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.5 percent in 2025, recording a third consecutive year of growth since 2023. The bank attributed this upward trajectory to expanded economic cooperation with Russia, a boost in trade with China, and national economic projects. Though less optimistic, the BOK’s assessment broadly aligns with Pyongyang’s own triumphant portrayal of the past five years as a period of significant economic progress. Numbe
North Korea’s Subdued Signaling Toward China During Treaty Anniversary - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea (opens the original)
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As anticipated by Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping’s June agreement, North Korea and China gave unusual prominence to the 65th anniversary of their defense treaty—formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance–an occasion that had not garnered much attention from either country in years. The commemoration included successive high-level exchanges: Cabinet Premier Pak Thae Song led a Party and government delegation to China from July 10 to 12; three days after Pak’s return
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