Chinese President Xi Jinping will push for a “higher stage” of relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state media said, as G7 foreign ministers condemned the North’s unprecedented string of weapons tests. | AFP
FILE PHOTO: China’s President Xi Jinping applauds during the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2023. NOEL CELIS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Seoul, South Korea — Chinese President Xi Jinping will push for a “higher stage” of relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state media said Tuesday, as G7 foreign ministers condemned the North’s unprecedented string of weapons tests. China is North Korea’s longtime treaty ally and main economic benefactor, their relationship forged in the bloodshed of the Korean War when Mao Zedong sent in millions of “volunteers” to fight US-led United Nations forces to a standstill.Mao once described the two countries as being close as “lips and teeth”, and while relations have fluctuated over the years, a breakdown in negotiations between North Korea and the United States has spurred both sides to strengthen their alliance.
“The traditional China-DPRK friendship has weathered the trials of the changed international situation for a long time,” Xi said in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, using the initials for the North’s official name.
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