Leaders of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, who are visiting China, met with Wang Huning, the fourth-ranking member of the Communist Party of China (Politburo Standing Committee), and expressed a strong desire to strengthen relations.
On the 21st, North Korea's International Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Seong-nam, visited China and met with Wang Huning, a member of the Chinese Communist Party's top leadership and the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee, in the capital, Beijing.
According to state-run China Central Television, Mr. Wang said, ``I hope that both sides will strengthen strategic communication and create a peaceful and stable external environment,'' with the situation on the Korean Peninsula in mind.
In response, Mr. Kim expressed his strong desire to strengthen relations by stating, ``Under the strategic leadership of the leaders of both countries, the bilateral relationship will open a new historical chapter.''
China and North Korea have designated this year, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, as the ``Year of China-North Korea Friendship'' and plan to invigorate exchanges centered on the economy and culture.
On the other hand, experts familiar with China-North Korea relations say that North Korea has intentions 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.