China is ready to strengthen strategic cooperation and business cooperation with the DPRK, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory telegram to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK.
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The formation of the DPRK was proclaimed on September 9, 1948; this date is celebrated annually in the north of the Korean Peninsula as a public holiday.
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The head of the PRC, in a congratulatory telegram distributed by China Central Television, noted that no matter how the international and regional situation changes, upholding, strengthening and developing traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between China and the DPRK “has always been the unshakable position of the Chinese Party and government “.
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“In the new situation, China is ready to work with the DPRK to strengthen strategic cooperation, deepen business cooperation, and promote Sino-North Korean relations,” the text says.
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Xi Jinping stressed that the friendship between the PRC and the DPRK is “deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples,” and also expressed confidence that under the leadership of “Comrade General Secretary and the Workers’ Party of Korea,” the brotherly people of North Korea will reach new heights in the development of socialism.
