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COVID-19 Kim Jong Un offers Chinese leader help in fight against novel coronavirusIn letter to Xi Jinping, DPRK ruling party also said to have send "aid fund" to Chinese counterparts ![]() North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday, offering help and aid to Beijing amid an ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In a move that comes as Pyongyang has taken a number of tough steps to prevent a possible outbreak of the virus within its own borders, state media reported that Kim has sent “warm greetings" to Chinese ruling party members and medical workers. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |