North Korea shines the spotlight on China during first day of Party Congress



News North Korea shines the spotlight on China during first day of Party Congress A letter from China’s communist party came hot off the state press, but still nothing from other socialist allies Colin Zwirko January 6, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun, June 2019 Kim Jong Un’s rare Party Congress opening speech lacked any explicit direction on foreign relations, but state media still highlighted one country in particular on Tuesday: China. Arguably Pyongyang’s closest partner, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter of congratulations to the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on the first day of the Eighth Party Congress -- drawing attention to their special relationship in the process. Kim Jong Un’s rare Party Congress opening speech lacked any explicit direction on foreign relations, but state media still highlighted one country in particular on Tuesday: China. Arguably Pyongyang’s closest partner, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter of congratulations to the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on the first day of the Eighth Party Congress -- drawing attention to their special relationship in the process. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea shines the spotlight on China during first day of Party Congress

A letter from China’s communist party came hot off the state press, but still nothing from other socialist allies

Colin Zwirko January 6, 2021

North Korea shines the spotlight on China during first day of Party Congress

Rodong Sinmun, June 2019

Kim Jong Un’s rare Party Congress opening speech lacked any explicit direction on foreign relations, but state media still highlighted one country in particular on Tuesday: China.

Arguably Pyongyang’s closest partner, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent a letter of congratulations to the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on the first day of the Eighth Party Congress -- drawing attention to their special relationship in the process.

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