Chinese praise for North Korea’s success despite… "America’s efforts to stifle it"

The agency quoted Wang as saying during a reception ceremony held in Pyongyang on Thursday: "The new successes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in socialist construction, despite increasing efforts by the United States and other Western powers to isolate and stifle it, are the result of the hard work and wisdom of the Korean people under the wise leadership of Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un."

North Korea and China

Wang Yi’s two-day official visit to North Korea comes shortly after the resumption of flights and railway lines between the two neighboring countries that were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Largest Trading Partner

China is North Korea’s largest trading partner and a vital source of diplomatic, economic and political support for this isolated country, which is subject to international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program.

In September, the president demonstrated Chinese Xi Jinping agreed with the North Korean leader and rolled out the red carpet for him by inviting him, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to a major military parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.