Xi Jinping in North Korea: What are the stakes of the Chinese president's visit to his ally Kim Jong-un?

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Strengthening of China-North Korea alliance enables human rights abuses and nuclear proliferation. | Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea reaffirms a strategic alliance that could temporarily reduce regional tensions but risks entrenching a regime responsible for severe human rights abuses and nuclear proliferation. The net ethical impact is negative due to the regime's documented violations of UDHR and SDG 16, despite potential short-term stability gains.