Xi as Trump’s Envoy? A Secret Pyongyang Trip to Pass Messages? Why Kim Is the Real Winner.

Right after Trump left, Putin followed, and now everyone is focusing on the news that Xi Jinping could visit North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un as early as next week. This news has sparked intense global discussion. Some speculate that Xi's trip is to pass a message for Trump and promote the resumption of US-North Korea talks, while others believe he might be going to encourage Kim Jong Un to showcase his nuclear weapons. The great power politics behind this is a key link in the relations between China, the US, North Korea, and Russia.