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North Korea, which has virtually acknowledged the rumor of an arms deal with Russia, has also taken close steps with China, which is a ‘blood alliance’.
Recently, the North Korean ambassador to China announced that he supports one China in an unusual way, and of course, people-to-people exchanges with China are also underway by opening the sky.
This is reporter Choi Doo-hee.
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North Korea, which has recently been visualizing military cooperation with Russia, has shown off close relations between North Korea and China this time.
On the 24th, Ri Ryong-nam, the North Korean ambassador to China, made a position and expressed his support for the one-China principle.
Ambassador Lee accused the United States of meddling in China’s internal affairs, Taiwan, and emphasized that he supported the “One China” principle.
It is very unusual for a North Korean ambassador to China to openly support a specific issue in China.
[임을출 / 경남대 극동문제연구소 교수 : 중국에 주재하고 있는 특명전권대사까지 내세워서 하나의 중국 지지 입장을 보인다는 건 그만큼 중국, 또는 러시아와의 협력이 절실하다는 상황을 보여주고 있는 것이고….]
In the midst of this, people-to-people exchanges with China, which were resumed on the occasion of North Korea’s so-called ‘Victory Day’ event last month, are also becoming more active.
On the 22nd, we also opened a skyway with China.
North Korean state-run Air Koryo planes returned to Beijing, China at the time, and resumed the Pyongyang-Beijing route, which had been suspended due to the spread of Corona 19, after 3 years and 7 months.
North Korean athletes are scheduled to participate in the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China next month, while North Korea is also capturing the situation in earnest preparing for the opening of land routes.
[정성장 / 세종연구소 통일전략연구실장 : 신의주에 과거에 볼 수 없던 현대식 건물들이 많이 들어서고 있는 점을 볼 때 북한이 개방을 준비하고 있었다는 걸 알 수 있고요. 북한 선수단의 항저우 아시안게임 참가를 계기로 북·중 간에 인적 교류가 더 활성화될 것으로….]
North Korea is expected to use this event as an opportunity to closely engage with China, with some even discussing the possibility of visiting China as a special envoy, Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
This is Doohee Choi from YTN.
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2023-08-27 13:13:00