Xi says ready to work with Kim for 'stable' China-North Korea ties: KCNA
Xi said China and North Korea should deepen cooperation as regional security tensions rise and cited their ruling parties’ shared Marxist roots.
- On Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to ensure "long-term, sound and stable" development of ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to Pyongyang's state media.
- The exchange follows a July 1 letter from Kim congratulating Xi on the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, which Xi thanked for reflecting "deep and warm feelings."
- Emphasizing shared ideology, Xi stated the Chinese Communist Party and the Workers' Party of Korea are "Marxist ruling parties" as both nations prepare to mark the 65th anniversary of their friendship treaty on July 11.
- Accounting for nearly 98 per cent of trade, China remains North Korea's largest economic partner, and the leaders pledged to deepen cooperation following Xi's state visit to Pyongyang last month.
- Amid regional security tensions, North Korea has expanded military cooperation with Russia, sending soldiers and munitions to assist the invasion of Ukraine.
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The statement was released after Xi's visit to North Korea.
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China's President Xi Jinping said he was ready to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to steer their bilateral relationship toward "long-term, sound and stable" development, Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday (Jul 5).
Xi says ready to work with Kim for 'stable' China-N. Korea ties: KCNA
China's President Xi Jinping said he was ready to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to steer their bilateral relationship toward "long-term, sound and stable" development, Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday (Jul 5).
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