TOTAL SHOCK! Xi Jinping goes to Kim Jong Un, and China drops denuclearization: "Bro, what kind of signal is this?"

Boss, hold on tight, because I've got news that'll make you realize world politics is more complicated than the installments on my 2008 BMW! Xi Jinping, China's leader, is heading to North Korea next week for the first time since 2019. I mean, right now, when everyone's watching him after he met with Trump and Putin. I'm just saying, what a busy schedule, bro!

Specifically, the Xinhua agency announced on Friday, June 5, that the visit to Pyongyang takes place on June 8-9, at the invitation of Kim Jong Un. It's Xi's first foreign trip this year. And it's not just any trip: it's in the middle of a nuclear crisis, when the North Koreans keep flexing their muscles with missiles and bombs.

Now, let me tell you what shocks me: China removed the word "denuclearization" from the "white paper" on nuclear non-proliferation. I mean, bro, until now they said they wanted a Korea without nuclear weapons, now they're silent. Officially, the White House claims that Xi and Trump reaffirmed this goal, but Beijing doesn't confirm it. That's like me saying I paid my car installment, but Relu says I didn't.

And that's not all. Kim Jong Un attended a military parade in Beijing last year, and the Chinese and North Koreans resumed flights and trains between capitals. Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Pyongyang in April and talked about "socialist ties." I mean, bro, they're allying again, like in Ceaușescu's time.

What does this mean for us? Well, if China tacitly accepts that the North Koreans have bombs, the whole region becomes a pressure cooker. And I thought changing a tire on the BMW was complicated! Analysts say Xi wants to show his strength on the global stage, to make it clear to the Americans and Russians that he has influence in Pyongyang. But in my opinion, that influence is like a toenail: you have it, but you don't know when it'll break off.

So, boss, for now, I'm going to call Fane and tell him we better watch the game than try to understand foreign policy. Because, as they say, no matter what happens, we're still the ones paying more for gas at the pump!