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File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The official Korean Central News Agency reported on Aug. 9, 2017 that North Korea is contemplating launching a missile strike against the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Who’s on Kim Jong-un’s side?

NORTH Korea’s relationship with its most influential allies is complicated at best. But China and Russia aren’t the communist nation’s only benefactors.

World
FILE - In this undated photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. China’s state broadcaster showed on Sunday, May 7, 2017, navy fighter bombers taking part in exercises over the South China Sea, including one involving the detection and expulsion of foreign military surveillance aircraft such as those deployed regularly in the area by the U.S. and others. The video shown on CCTV’s military channel shows a squadron of two-seater Xian JH-7 Flying Leopards flying in formation and dropping bombs on targets in the ocean below. (Liu Rui/Xinhua via AP, File)

China muscles-in on new island

BEIJING is making a bold new move in the South China Sea. Navy frigates and coast guard vessels have surrounded an island claimed by The Philippines.

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