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China's foreign minister to visit North Korea for two days
The trip follows resumed rail and air links as Beijing seeks to rebuild ties with Pyongyang amid North Korea’s closer alignment with Russia.
- On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang travels to North Korea for a two-day visit at the invitation of the North's foreign ministry, marking his first trip since September 2019.
- Passenger train and flight services between Beijing and Pyongyang resumed in March after being suspended for six years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling renewed exchanges.
- Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shored up relations with Moscow, sending troops and weapons supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Chinese ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called the visit "an important move to advance bilateral ties," emphasizing that preserving China-DPRK relations "has always been an unwavering strategic policy."
- The visit precedes President Donald Trump's planned trip to China next month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid speculation Trump may seek to meet Kim during the travel.
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This is a first since 2019. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting North Korea on Thursday and Friday. Aim, revitalize the relations between the two neighbours. Kim Jong-un isolated during the pandemic before moving significantly closer to Russia at the expense of his Chinese historical ally. Since Kim Jong-un's visit to China in September, Beijing shows his willingness to warm up ties with his neighbour.
Update: Wang Yi to visit DPRK
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will visit the DPRK from April 9 to 10, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily news briefing
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