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Apr 05, 2017
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On Feb. 3, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent out Lunar New Year greeting cards to international allies. For the third year in row Russia was listed at the top of the list of friendliest countries, relegating China to second place.

Gone are the days when Beijing was by far the Democratic People’s Republic’s most reliable partner. And, as China severed …

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