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China's Xi meets North Korea's premier ahead of treaty anniversary
Pak’s visit comes after Xi and Kim agreed to expand cooperation across politics, economy and culture last month, state media said.
- Chinese President Jinping met Premier Pak Thae Song in Beijing on Friday for a three-day visit marking the 65th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
- Signed on July 11, 1961, the Treaty remains China's only active mutual defense pact, providing the foundational legal framework for security between Beijing and Pyongyang.
- Letters exchanged between Chinese President Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong, published by the Korean Central News Agency on Saturday, reaffirmed mutual commitment; Kim described bilateral friendship as having risen to a "new strategic level."
- Ties between Beijing and Pyongyang have warmed markedly since late 2025, with resumed passenger train services and direct flights signaling sustained effort to reintegrate North Korea into China's regional sphere.
- Jinping travelled to Pyongyang last month for his first visit in seven years, and Pak, a longstanding member of Kim's inner circle, now manages critical industrial and diplomatic portfolios for North Korea.
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The Chinese president announced that Beijing's commitment to North Korea, which he called a friendly country, will not change.
·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondents Han Jong-gu, Kim Hyun-jung, and Jung Sung-jo = On the 10th, Chinese President Xi Jinping... commemorated the 65th anniversary of the signing of the North Korea-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (North Korea-China Friendship Treaty)...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Xi calls on China, DPRK to keep advancing socialist cause, modernization
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in Beijing on Friday.
·Beijing, China
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