North Korea vows to keep nuclear arsenal ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong-un, reiterated that Pyongyang would never give up its nuclear weapons programme, reaffirming the country’s commitment to strengthening its nuclear deterrent. According to North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency, Kim dismissed reports that Chinese President Xi…