Why Xi's visit to North Korea is a flex for a new world order - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Xi's strategic partnership deepening with North Korea signals consolidation of a China-Russia-DPRK bloc that strengthens Beijing's position in Northeast Asia and potentially erodes US alliance cohesion in the region. This tightening of Beijing's strategic partnerships and implicit messaging about a post-Western order has direct implications for Australia's alliance architecture and the stability of Taiwan, both critical to Australian security planning.