Two days before Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea, the Chinese ambassador to the country emphasized the strategic significance of China-North Korea relations and expressed hopes for their development.
According to Yonhap News on June 6, Wang Yajun, the Chinese ambassador to North Korea, highlighted in an op-ed published in the People's Daily that this visit marks Xi's first state visit to North Korea in nearly seven years and his first overseas trip of the year. He stated, "The two leaders will hold an important historical meeting, charting a course for a new chapter in China-North Korea relations and outlining a blueprint for the future."
Wang referenced a scene from September of last year, where Xi and Kim stood together at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, saying, "Now, the beautiful melody of China-North Korea friendship will resonate in Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang."
He specifically mentioned Xi's description of the China-North Korea relationship as one of 'good neighbors, good friends, and good comrades,' stating, "This visit will further enrich the important meaning of the so-called 'Three Goods' and drive greater development in China-North Korea relations."
Wang added, "Regardless of how the international situation changes, under the strategic leadership of the two parties and the two countries' top leaders, the peoples of both nations can work together to further develop their good neighborly, friendly, and comradely relations, inheriting and advancing the traditional friendship between China and North Korea and ensuring the stable and long-term development of bilateral ties."
Previously, North Korea's state media and a spokesperson for the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China announced that Xi would visit North Korea at Kim's invitation from June 8 to 9.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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