Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Reaffirm China-North Korea Friendship
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of traditional ties with North Korea, while Kim Jong Un highlighted the legal basis for their enduring cooperation under a bilateral treaty.
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the "great importance" of the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, and expressed "firm support for the socialist cause" in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un noted that the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two countries provides a "solid legal foundation for the perpetual development of the fighting friendship and cooperative relations."
This exchange underscores continued geopolitical alignment between Beijing and Pyongyang amid regional tensions.
Source: First Squawk