中国对俄罗斯和朝鲜关系日益密切的反应保持谨慎。中国政府避免对弗拉基米尔·普京24年来首次访问朝鲜发表评论。6月18日，中国官员林健仅称普京和金正恩的会晤为双边交流。观看此视频以了解普京和金正恩的友好关系可能让习近平感到不安。
China has reacted guardedly to deepening ties between Russia and North Korea. Chinese government refrained from speaking on Vladimir Putin’s first North Korea trip in 24 years. On June 18, Chinese official Lin Jian simply called the Putin-Kim meeting a bilateral exchange. Watch this video to know how Putin-Kim bonhomie may have spooked Xi Jinping.