Xinhua News Agency commentator: Promoting high-level development of China North Korea relations
On June 8-9, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This is General Secretary Xi Jinping's first overseas visit this year and his second state visit to North Korea in seven years. During this visit, General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong un discussed the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, discussed the development plan of China North Korea relations, strengthened the top-level design and strategic guidance of China North Korea relations in the new era, and reached important consensus. The top leaders of both parties and countries unanimously believe that we should grasp the trend of the times from the strategic perspective of the future and destiny of socialism, comply with the common aspirations of the two peoples, strengthen high-level exchanges, deepen strategic communication, expand pragmatic cooperation, enhance people to people exchanges, promote high-level development of China North Korea relations, work together to open up a better prospect for the socialist cause of the two countries, and promote continuous progress of human society.
China and North Korea are both socialist countries led by the Communist Party. The traditional friendship between China and North Korea is rooted in the common ideals, beliefs, and goals of both sides, with profound historical accumulation, solid political foundation, and strong emotional ties. Generational friendship, shared destiny, and mutual assistance have always been the distinctive features of China North Korea relations. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that no matter how the international situation changes, the Chinese Party and government's firm position of attaching great importance to the traditional friendship between China and North Korea will not change, their firm support for General Secretary Kim Jong un's leadership of the socialist cause in North Korea will not change, and their firm determination to safeguard the common interests and a good strategic environment of both China and North Korea will not change. This important declaration demonstrates that maintaining, consolidating, and developing China North Korea relations has always been the unwavering policy of the Chinese Party and government, and further consolidates the foundation for promoting high-level development of China North Korea relations.
Learn from the past and understand the future. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and North Korea, and China North Korea relations stand at a new historical starting point. During the talks, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward four opinions on developing China North Korea relations: adhering to the guidance of high-level exchanges and consolidating the foundation of political mutual trust; Adhere to the goal of benefiting the people and enhance the level of pragmatic cooperation; Adhere to the inheritance of friendship as the driving force, tighten the bond of people to people communication; Adhere to the concept of fairness and justice, and enrich the connotation of strategic cooperation. These four opinions draw wisdom from the development of the relationship between the two parties and two countries, seize opportunities in the trend of human historical development, inject new era connotations and strong impetus into the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, and provide ideological guidance and practical paths for the high-level development of China North Korea relations.
The strategic leadership of the top leader is the biggest advantage of China North Korea relations. In history, the older generation of leaders in China and North Korea have known each other and had close ties. In recent years, General Secretary Xi Jinping has met with General Secretary Kim Jong un multiple times, maintaining close strategic communication and jointly drawing up a blueprint for the development of China North Korea relations. Both sides should carry forward the fine tradition and leading role of high-level exchanges, further expand and activate friendly exchanges between the two parties at all levels and in all fields, deepen the exchange and mutual learning of experience in governing the party and the country, strengthen exchanges in diplomacy, law enforcement, military and other fields, and gather wisdom and strength for the development of China North Korea relations.
Practical cooperation is an important driving force for the development of China North Korea relations. In the face of new development opportunities, China and North Korea will strengthen the alignment of development strategies, expand practical cooperation in economy, trade, agriculture, construction, science and technology, medical and health, and take the comprehensive reopening of border ports, resumption of civil aviation flights and international passenger trains as opportunities to expand personnel exchanges and achieve two-way travel. This will further unleash the potential of cooperation and better benefit the people of both countries.
The traditional friendship of shared destiny is the profound foundation of China North Korea relations. The traditional friendship between China and North Korea, forged with blood, is a precious asset shared by the people of both countries. It has withstood the test of the changing international situation and the times, continuously developed, become stronger over time, and deeply rooted in people's hearts. During this visit, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the China North Korea Friendship Tower; At the Central Cadre School of the Workers' Party of Korea, General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong un jointly used shovels to cultivate soil and water, planting a fir tree symbolizing the everlasting friendship between China and North Korea; Under the witness of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, the tree planting sign monument was unveiled, and the front of the monument was engraved with the words "China North Korea friendship will last forever" in both Chinese and North Korean languages. Looking towards the future, both sides should jointly maintain and manage the memorial facilities for the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army, carry out distinctive revolutionary traditional education and youth ideological education, and inherit the red genes and traditional friendship between the two countries; We should make good use of our respective advantageous resources, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in education, literature and art, tourism, sports, media, youth, local areas, and sister cities, and make the traditional friendship between China and North Korea more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
High level strategic cooperation is the contemporary connotation of China North Korea relations. In the face of the major issue of where humanity is heading, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and four global initiatives, hoping to promote global governance towards a more just and reasonable direction, and receive widespread support and positive response from the international community, including North Korea. Asia is the place where countries in regions such as China and North Korea settle down. China and North Korea should strengthen strategic coordination and cooperation, firmly defend their respective sovereignty, security, and development interests, jointly maintain regional peace and development, and walk the path of peaceful development and win-win cooperation.
Through thick and thin, friendship becomes precious; Hand in hand, we see a brighter future ahead. Standing at a new historical starting point, implementing the important consensus reached between General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong un, promoting the development of China North Korea relations with the times, will undoubtedly better benefit both countries and their peoples, and make positive contributions to regional and even world peace, stability, development, and prosperity.