·Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attend a performance at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium held Monday to welcome Xi during his state visit to North Korea, according to the Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday.
·(Yonhap) China seeks to draw NK closer but Pyongyang appears cautious, expert says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to open a new era in bilateral relations during their summit in Pyongyang, with both sides emphasizing political trust, practical cooperation and their shared socialist identity, the North's state media reported Tuesday.
·The summit, held Monday during Xi’s first visit to North Korea in seven years, came as the two countries mark the 65th anniversary of their Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
·It also unfolded against the backdrop of North Korea’s deepening military alignment with Russia, and intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China.
·The Korean Central News Agency said Kim and Xi agreed to put bilateral ties “on a more solid basis” and expand cooperation in politics, economy, culture and other fields.
