Si shows Trump that holds cards when he tuns up with whom and Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in the center of Beijing, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a photo.

It is also a key diplomatic victory for XI.

The Chinese leader is very hardly trying to design Beijing’s power on the international stage – not only as the second largest economy in the world, but also as a diplomatic heavyweight.

He emphasized China’s role as a stable trading partner, while Trump’s tariffs overcame economic relations.

Now, while Putin’s transaction is over the war in Ukraine, the US president continues to be prepared in Beijing.

Kim’s attendance, an unexpected ad, is equally significant. Trump said last week, at a meeting with South Korea’s president that’s He wanted to meet again with Kim Jong Un.

The last shot in diplomacy with the help of the dictator ended without breakthroughs – despite two summits that seized the world. Trump believes he wants to try again.

Meanwhile, the Chinese leader signals that he may contain geopolitical maps in this game, and that his influence – albeit limited – both on whom and on Putin, may be decisive in any transaction.

The Chinese force will be exhibited at the parade on September 3 to celebrate 80 years since Japan seemed in World War II, which ended China’s occupation.

But now XI also turned it into a reflection of something more – and the terms are key. The White House suggested that President Trump could be in the region in late October and open for a meeting with XI.

There is a lot to discuss them on the table: from the long -awaited tariff transaction and the sale of the United States, to Beijing’s ability to convince Putin to agree to ceasefire and more in Ukraine.

Now, having met Kim and Putin, the Chinese leader will be able to sit down with Trump without feeling that he remained outside the cycle – and given his close relationship with both leaders, he may even have information that his American colleague does not have.

Russia and North Korea are a pariary in the eyes of the Western world. Kim much longer than Putin out of the weapon program but his support for Moscow invading Ukraine resumed condemnation.

So, Invitation to Beijing This is a big step for him – the last time the North Korean leader attended a military parade in China, was in 1959.

Since 2019, there has been little contacts between the XI and Kim when they met the 70th anniversary of the North Korean communication. Beijing was also the first stop by Kim Jong UN in 2018 before the Summits with President Trump to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

Since recently, Si even found himself on the sidelines of an in-depth Moscow Alliance-Pianyan, the one that may not want Beijing to have no part.

China tried to remain publicly neutral in the war in Ukraine, calling on a peaceful decision. But the US and its allies have accused Beijing of supporting Moscow’s efforts, providing components that Russia can use in their military efforts.

Some analysts wondered whether China’s relations with North Korea had broken up when anyone got closer to Putin. But Kim’s visit to Beijing is different next week.

This is not a relationship that the North Korean leader can easily refuse – its economy depends heavily on China, providing almost 90% of food imports. And staying on this stage not only with Putin and SI, but also other leaders, Indonesia, Iran, etc., also offers legitimacy.

For XI it is a diplomatic lever with Washington ahead of a possible summit with Trump.

Both countries continued the negotiations to try to make a deal and deprive the destroyed tariffs and trade war. There is another 90-day pause, but the clock is interested, so the XI will want to maximize the stronger hands when the negotiations continue.

He has something to offer: China helped Trump in the past when he tried to meet Kim Jong Un. Can Xi do it again?

What is more important is the role of China in the end of the war in Ukraine.

The most striking question of all: can a meeting between SI, Putin, who and Donald Trump take place?