NPR (Anthony Kuhn) - China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance
Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.
NYTIMES (Choe Sang-Hun) - North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Hints at Improving U.S. Relations — With Caveats
The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear weapons state.