even before kim jong un sent troops to support russias fight against ukraine, there were signs that china was unhappy with his regimes deepening ties with moscow, - ft  in a letter last week seen as signalling beijings growing displeasure, xi jinping thanked kim for a congratulatory message on the 75th anniversary of communist chinas founding  but omitted a traditional reference to north korea as a friendly neighbouring country. western allies this week revealed that north korea had sent more than 12,000 troops, disguised as ethnic minorities from siberia, to fight on russias front lines, a move that analysts say will only heighten beijings concerns over its neighbours increasingly cosy military ties.   s/1850139159601758705
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