Kim Skipping WWII Ceremony Shows Troubled China-North Korea Ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to skip China’s high-profile military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II indicates a difficult relationship between China and North Korea, experts say. This week, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming told reporters North Korea will dispatch Choe Ryong Hae, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, to the September 3 parade in Beijing. Some 30 world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir...

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