Presidents Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un have pledged to strengthen strategic cooperation and mutual defense of sovereignty, signaling a potential 'new chapter' in China-North Korea relations. The leaders agreed to expand exchanges across various fields.

China and North Korea have pledged to strengthen strategic cooperation and defend each other’s sovereignty, according to a North Korean state media report covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pyongyang. The two leaders vowed to “open a new chapter” in bilateral ties and expand exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. It quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying that...