North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Pyongyang recently appointed a trade specialist to head its embassy in Beijing. Yonhap |
The New Amnokgang Bridge that was designed to connect China's Dandong New Zone, Liaoning Province, and North Korea's Sinuiju. According to some Japanese media reports, North Korea and China are getting ready to open the bridge later this year. Korea Times file |
Pyongyang named Ri Ryong-nam, a former vice premier in charge of trade policy in North Korea's Cabinet, as ambassador to China last month. Yonhap |
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right, and their wives drink tea during a luncheon hosted by Xi in Beijing, March 28, 2018. The two leaders recently exchanged friendly greetings through letters during North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea congress in January, but have not met in person since June 2019, when Xi visited Pyongyang. North Korea's engagement with China with a focus on trade is expected to help to bring Pyongyang out of its self-imposed isolation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Korea Times file |
(作者:汽车配件)