North Korean person Kim Jong Un volition sojourn China to be China's triumph solemnisation adjacent week marking the ceremonial surrender of Japan during World War II.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit China to attend China's victory celebration next week marking the ceremonial surrender of Japan during World War II, North Korea's authorities media KCNA said connected Thursday.
Kim is visiting astatine the invitation of China's President Xi Jinping, KCNA said.
Beijing has been 1 of North Korea's accepted allies and a large economical lifeline for the isolated state, though China joined different countries similar the U.S. successful applying international sanctions successful 2017 connected Pyongyang's atomic program.
Xi and Kim met respective times successful 2018 and 2019. Kim visited China in January 2019 and Xi travelled to Pyongyang and met Kim in June 2019.
Since 2020 and done the COVID-19 pandemic, relations between North Korea and China also apt soured implicit issues specified as China pushing for the repatriation of North Korean laborers, experts say.
During this period North Korea and Russia person besides go person militarily and Pyongyang has sent armaments and troops to enactment Russia successful its warfare against Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin volition also visit China to attend the subject parade successful Beijing adjacent week, China's overseas ministry said.
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