ANALYSIS: Why Kim Jong Un Is Meeting Putin and What It Means for China’s Xi

Beijing is at risk of seeing its influence over North Korea dwindling, experts told The Epoch Times.

In this pool photog distributed by Sputnik agency, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, Russian news agencies reported on September 13, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal. VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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Beijing is at risk of seeing its influence over North Korea dwindling, experts told the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times last Saturday.