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The exchange of oral letters between North Korean President Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping, an official journalist of the Korean Federation of Koreans in Japan, evaluated it as “an important point of strengthening the cooperation between the two countries.”
The Chosun Shinbo emphasized the fact, referring to the fact that the exchange of oral letters by the North Korean-China leaders on the 22nd took place immediately after the first visits by the U.S. Secretary of State and Defense Secretary to Korea and Japan and the high-level 2+2 talks of the U.S.-China in Alaska after the inauguration of the U.S. administration.
The newspaper diagnosed US-China relations as “is being shaken by a confrontation between ideologies and institutions beyond simple rivalry,” and through an oral exchange of letters, “reaffirming the traditional friendly and friendly relations between Korea and China, the views of both sides on the international and regional situation I matched the position with (turned on),” he said.
In particular, the newspaper said, “The hostile forces of the past period formed an international siege aiming at the isolation and oppression of Joseon, and attracted neighboring countries of Joseon to this, and hung on the divisions and disjointed measures that put a wedge in the friendship relations formed historically, but the capacity of the world. Relations are changing and new trends in international politics are emerging.”
In the past, the US has cooperated with China and Russia for the denuclearization of North Korea, but it is interpreted as the argument that it is difficult to expect such cooperation in the future amid intensifying conflicts between the United States and China.
The newspaper added, “As the composition of confrontation sharpens, the common front of a socialist state that pursues common ideals and interests is strengthened.” .
Earlier, Chairman Kim notified President Xi of the results of the 8th Congress of the Labor Party and announced that “the two countries will strengthen unity and cooperation by coping with the all-round challenges of hostile forces and countermeasures.”
President Xi also expressed his intention to actively intervene in the situation on the Korean Peninsula, saying that he would solidify relations between the two countries through an oral letter, and also expressed his intention to support the North Korean economy.
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