As this year marks 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and North Korea, China's vice foreign minister is visiting North Korea's capital Pyongyang from the 25th, and is expected to discuss expanding cooperation in the economic field. .
On the 26th, North Korea's Labor Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that a delegation led by Sun Wei Dong, vice minister of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived in the capital Pyongyang on the 25th.
Although the detailed purpose has not been disclosed, there is a possibility that the delegation will meet with the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Foreign Minister Choi Son-i.
This October marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un announced in their congratulatory telegram at the beginning of the year that they had designated this year as the ``Year of China-North Korea Friendship.'' did.
China is North Korea's largest trading partner, and as North Korea's industry and people's lives have been hit hard by economic sanctions and the effects of the new coronavirus, the two countries are expected to discuss expanding cooperation, mainly in the economic field.
Experts familiar with China-North Korea relations say that North Korea has a desire to promote cooperation between China, Russia, and North Korea, including Russia, with a view to countering Japan, the United States, and South Korea. I am.