North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on April 10, the last day of Wang's two-day visit that began with talks alongside Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. Kim stressed Pyongyang's top priority on DPRK-China friendly relations centered on socialism, calling for intensified exchanges amid geopolitical tensions. Wang noted bilateral ties have entered a new phase post last year's Xi-Kim summit.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on April 10, capping Wang's first visit to the North since 2019, state media KCNA reported.
Building on Wang's April 9 talks with Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui—where both sides pledged boosted exchanges ahead of the 65th anniversary of their Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance—Kim reaffirmed Pyongyang's commitment to prioritize "DPRK-China friendly relations with socialism as their core." He called for intensified high-level visits, contacts, mutual support, and cooperation, citing the current international situation (an apparent nod to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran since late February) and the countries' strategic interests.
Kim pledged full support for China's "one-China" principle on Taiwan and its vision of a multipolar world. China's foreign ministry reported Kim's backing for Xi Jinping's community of shared future and China's territorial claims.
Wang affirmed China's eagerness to advance ties, highlighting a "new phase of development" following September's Xi-Kim summit in Beijing.
Wang's trip precedes U.S. President Donald Trump's mid-May visit to China, amid speculation of a potential Trump-Kim meeting.
