China, DPRK promise to enhance ties

Premier expresses Beijing's readiness to jointly advance the socialist cause

China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea pledged to strengthen strategic communication, deepen practical cooperation and expand multilateral coordination to safeguard shared interests as Premier Li Qiang met with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Beijing on Monday.

Choe's four-day visit, which started on Saturday, marks her second trip to China within a month. In early September, she accompanied the DPRK's top leader, Kim Jong-un, to attend commemorations in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.