The total amount of trade between China and North Korea over the past year has more than doubled from the previous year, indicating that it is recovering to pre-coronavirus levels.
North Korea has shown a stance of deepening military cooperation with Russia and strengthening economic relations with China.
According to trade statistics released by China's customs authorities on the 18th, total trade between China and North Korea last year, including exports and imports, was more than $2.295 billion.
This has more than doubled from the previous year, 2022, and has recovered to 80% of the level in 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus.
The increase in trade value may have been due to the increased frequency of freight trains since last spring, which had been suspended for two years following the spread of the new coronavirus, and the resumption of some truck transportation. .
As North Korea marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, the two leaders designated this year as the ``Year of Sino-North Korean Friendship'' in the congratulatory cables they exchanged on New Year's Day, and this week marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with China. We have just hosted a visit from a Chinese organization involved in investment and investment.
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-i visited Moscow and is deepening military cooperation with Russia, while also showing a stance to strengthen economic relations with China.