CHINA RUSSIA NORTH KOREA | A STRANGE BROTHERHOOD - DECODED
Global Affairs Session 51 09 June 2026 KIM'S GREAT BALANCING ACT China, Russia and North Korea's uneasy triangle China, Russia and North Korea share a common front against United States pressure, yet their eight-decade relationship has swung between alliance, rivalry and even border war. Kim Jong-un has learned to extract maximum advantage from this history, deepening ties with Russia after the Ukraine war and forcing Xi Jinping back to Pyongyang for the first time in seven years to keep Beijing's influence from slipping.