China’s Top Diplomat Meets North Korea’s Kim, Calls for Closer Coordination

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 10, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

China and North Korea should further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs, China’s foreign minister said in a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, a Chinese official statement showed.

Minister Wang Yi is on a two-day visit to Pyongyang from Thursday that aims to advance ties between the two countries after the COVID-19 pandemic froze exchanges and as North Korea’s Kim shored up relations with Moscow.

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