Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping
Not so intimate scene
China has confirmed that Kim Jong-un has met with Xi Jinping and released a picture of the two leaders for life. Both are under pressure from the US in different ways. The world has no way of knowing what they talked of and whether the Chinese put pressure on Kim behind closed doors. But the meeting would seem to forecast a new era in North Korean relations with the rest of the world. Some analysts said this was a bid by Kim for some sort of normalization. If so, those seeking the end of his mafia-like family-run state will see a glimmer of hope. They say the north as it now exists cannot survive openness.
