China, North Korea Pledge Deeper Ties After Kim Jong-un’s Dandong Visit

Chinese and North Korean officials step up diplomatic drive in wake of Kim Jong-un visit

Senior Chinese and North Korean officials have pledged to deepen cooperation after Kim Jong-un’s recent cross-border visit to the border city of Dandong.

The meeting came as both sides renewed efforts to strengthen their relationship and advance bilateral ties.

Senior officials from the two countries met on Thursday, following the North Korean supreme leader’s visit and the renewed diplomatic push.

Wang Yi hosts North Korean delegation

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi hosted a visiting delegation led by Kim Song-nam in Beijing.

Kim Song-nam is the international affairs chief of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

Wang struck an upbeat tone while speaking about the relationship between China and North Korea.

“China is ready to work with the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] to resolutely carry out the key consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and to advance bilateral ties towards deeper, greater, substantive and better development,” Wang told Kim.

His remarks linked the meeting to the consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries.

They also set out Beijing’s stated aim of moving bilateral ties towards deeper, greater, substantive and better development.

The officials’ meeting and pledge marked a renewed drive by China and North Korea to deepen their relationship after Kim’s recent trip to Dandong.

Source: South China Morning Post