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Xi-Kim Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for his first visit since 2019, pledging “unbreakable” friendship and deeper cooperation across trade, agriculture, construction, and technology—while notably avoiding any public mention of North Korea’s denuclearization. Alliance Signals: South Korea’s unification ministry flagged Xi’s call for expanded China–North Korea military cooperation as a key watch item, with Beijing’s defense minister included in the delegation. Nuclear Risk Backdrop: New reports say global nuclear weapons spending hit a record ~$119B in 2025, as warheads move from storage to delivery systems—raising fears of a new arms race that includes North Korea among the nine nuclear states. Cyber Pressure: North Korea-aligned hackers kept targeting tech firms, with a campaign (UNK_DeadDrop) using fake job lures and infected GitHub repositories to steal crypto and credentials. Border Crackdown: North Korea tightened controls in border areas, banning gatherings of three or more and criminalizing group talk about South Korea. Sanctions Evasion Economy: North Pyongan residents reportedly skipped state mobilization to run private gold extraction from home, using leaked ore from nearby mines.

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