 So the time is ripe for Beijing to reach out to Kim Jong-un and try to pull him back into their own orbit. And that means more aid, more support, even more rhetorical support in terms of supporting North Korea's goals. Okay. So we've got a lot to watch out for, it seems. We're talking about the new mutual defense agreement between North Korea and Russia and what it means for the world. I'm Deborah Becker. This is On Point.