SOUTH KOREA PERSPECTIVE

Seoul devotes the most attention to the North Korean dimension of China's diplomatic offensive — logical when 28,500 American soldiers are stationed on your soil facing one million North Korean troops. The Korea Times and Yonhap publish three articles dissecting Wang Yi's Pyongyang visit from every angle. The Korea Times is the only outlet in the pool quoting experts analyzing that the visit 'signals coordination ahead of Trump-Xi summit, potentially laying the groundwork for a meeting between Kim Jong-un and Trump.' This analysis is explosive: it suggests Beijing is using Pyongyang as bargaining chip in its negotiation with Washington.