Meet Me In The Middle: China and NK, UK Prime Minister, and Phone Bone

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🗓️ 20 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today, China’s President Xi Jinping and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un kicked off a two-day summit with the red-carpet treatment. This is the first time in almost 15 years that a Chinese leader has visited North Korea. And some are saying this is China playing mediator between North Korea and the US. We’ll explain why that’s a big deal. Meanwhile, it’s off to the races for the next UK prime minister. Meet your final two contestants: former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. We’ll tell you what to expect going forward. Also on today’s episode: a new UN report says more people are displaced than ever before, and a new 21st century problem is a real pain in the neck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, June 20th.
0:02.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.3	why they matter.
0:09.7	Today we're diving into the meeting between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Chinese President
0:13.9	Xi Jinping.
0:14.9	We'll connect the dots on what makes this one-on-one historic and why the US is on the agenda.
0:20.5	Then the race for the next UK Prime Minister is down to two finalists.
0:24.8	We'll give you the details.
0:26.3	And finally, some scary new research.
0:28.5	You're going to want to look up from your phone for this one.
0:31.6	We're here to make your Thursday smarter.
0:33.6	Let's skim this.
0:39.3	The most complicated story today is about a meeting going down halfway across the world
0:43.8	in the capital of North Korea.
0:48.8	This morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Pyongyang to meet with North Korea's leader,
0:54.0	Kim Jong Un.
0:55.4	And yeah, a 21-gun salute and thousands of cheering North Koreans waving flowers.
1:02.7	Remember North Korea is led by an authoritarian regime, so all those people probably have to
1:07.8	be there.
1:08.8	But okay.
1:10.4	Today was the start of their two-day summit, and it's a big deal.
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