North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated that relations with China have reached new heights. During a meeting in Pyongyang, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke of strengthening strategic and practical cooperation.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Friday that relations with Beijing had been elevated to new heights. He was speaking at a meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, where both sides pledged to deepen strategic coordination and “practical cooperation”. Wang’s two-day visit to North Korea is his first since 2019. At the meeting he conveyed greetings from President Xi Jinping, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. Wang also said the meeting at the Workers’ Party of...