North Korea, China commit to bolster ties in Beijing talks

North Korean and Chinese officials have met in Beijing and committed to further develop bilateral ties, North Korean media said on Sunday, as Pyongyang
seeks to expand its diplomatic engagement after COVID-19 lockdowns.
A North Korean delegation led by Kim Song Nam, head of the International Department of the ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee, was among groups visiting countries in the region since last week that Pyongyang has maintained closer ties with.
In a meeting on Thursday, Wang Huning, China’s fourth-ranked leader, told Kim “no matter how the international situation may change, the China-DPRK friendship, a strategic choice of both sides, will never waver,” KCNA said, using North Korea’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged messages early this year and vowed closer ties.