{"id":58359,"date":"2026-06-07T05:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=58359"},"modified":"2026-06-07T05:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:14:59","slug":"north-korea-reaffirms-nuclear-status-a-day-before-chinese-presidents-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=58359","title":{"rendered":"North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese president&#8217;s visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Reuters)   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, June 7  &#8211; Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim \u200bJong Un, said North Korea will never back down \u200con its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese President \u200bXi Jinping is set to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/chinas-xi-visit-north-korea-beijing-seeks-cosier-ties-with-pyongyang-2026-06-05\/\">visit North Korea<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday \u200bfor a summit, marking his first visit to \u2060the North in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to \u200breinforce ties with Pyongyang, China&#8217;s only formal treaty ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Yo \u200bJong called U.S. claims that Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a goal to denuclearize during a May summit &#8220;false,&#8221; adding that it &#8220;has the \u200bmost accurate information&#8221; regarding the claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The policy of continuously \u200bstrengthening self-defensive nuclear war deterrence, as declared by the head of state, \u200cis \u2060an irreversible and final conclusion that must be executed unconditionally,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early this week, North Korea unveiled a new nuclear material production&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-koreas-kim-inspects-new-nuclear-material-plant-urges-expansion-arsenal-2026-06-03\/\">factory<\/a>&nbsp;where its leader Kim called for an &#8220;exponential&#8221; expansion of \u200bthe country&#8217;s \u200batomic arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts said \u2060the new uranium-enrichment site appeared aimed at reinforcing North Korea\u2019s negotiating position ahead of the \u200bXi-Kim summit while justifying an acceleration of its \u200bnuclear \u2060build-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Jong Un also visited a major munitions factory and ordered the country&#8217;s missile production capacity to be increased 2.5 times \u2060over \u200bthe next five years, Yonhap News \u200bAgency said on Sunday, citing North Korea&#8217;s state newspaper, The Rodong Sinmun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) SEOUL, June 7 &#8211; Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim \u200bJong Un, said North Korea will never back down \u200con its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday. Chinese President \u200bXi Jinping is set to&nbsp;visit North Korea&nbsp;on Monday \u200bfor a summit, marking his first visit to \u2060the North in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to \u200breinforce ties with Pyongyang, China&#8217;s only formal treaty ally. 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