How Long Will China Support North Korea?

It isn’t always easy for Beijing to back such an unpredictable regime.

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Victoria Herczegh
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On Sept. 3, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared side by side with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing. Also present was Kim’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, who had never before been introduced to the public. The appearance followed several days’ worth of meetings, mutual praise between the two leaders […]

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Victoria Herczegh
Victoria Herczegh
Viktória Herczegh is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. She is also a PhD candidate at the Political Science and International Relations Doctoral School of Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Her PhD research topic is "Double Standards projected by Great Powers". Ms. Herczegh holds a bachelor's degree of Chinese Language and Culture and a master's degree of East Asian Studies. She also spent one semester at Shanghai International Studies University studying Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Herczegh is a native Hungarian fluent in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin.

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