Burying the hatchet in the diplomatic battleground, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the top of China’s legislature exulted a “new epoch” of relations between the leadership of Beijing and Pyongyang. Being the third-most senior official in Beijing and one of the top leaders of the Chinese Politburo, Zhao Leji went on a fruitful visit to the North Korean side when the two nations were celebrating 75 years of joint diplomacy.
China is one of the most important economic partners and diplomatic allies of North Korea and often has an impact on the work at the United Nations Security Council that is led by US when it comes to tightening the sanctions against the regime of Kim Jong Un in response to the increased missile tests. Along with Russia, they do it to retaliate.
Part of Zhao’s tour was a meeting with Kim and attending the opening ceremony for the “China-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Friendship throughout 2021” in Pyongyang. According to Xinhua, the official media of China had reported that Zhao notified that China would put forward His country’s initiatives to broaden the economic ties and strengthen the common interests with DPRK are concerned.
On the contrary, Kim expressed his country’s desire to take a step to acquaint them with one another and open a new chapter of bilateral relations. Zhao and Kim’s photos from Xinhua showed the handshakes and laughter, which Xinhua went public with.
Zhao narrated this in his position as the number three in China after the president and premier Li Qiang. Zhao added that the China-DPRK friendship has to develop with the contemporary dynamics. The ideas to this effect were already addressed by the North Korean counterpart, Choe Ryong Hae, who focused on the renewal of the association under the bright guidance of their leaders.
Choe and Zhao, together, went to performances by their own country’s troupes that held the same esteem. They sat side by side at these, hence emphasizing their jointness. A patriotic conclusion was made possible through a moving flag ceremony during which various flags were paraded, representing “everlasting friendship.”
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