If it was a matter of disengaging the CIA [for which there is zero evidence] then why was Xi’s help crucial?
“If it was a matter of disengaging the CIA [for which there is zero evidence] then why was Xi’s help crucial?”
Because there was, no doubt, more to it than cutting the CIA’s strings. NK will need some sort of economic stabilization, and that, as well as a multitude of other issues and assurances, are the kinds of help Kim needs from China to make this thing work.