Xi says China backs North Korea's efforts to solve Korean Peninsula issue: Rodong Sinmun
2019-06-19 09:46:39 source：Straits Times
June 19, 2019
SEOUL (REUTERS) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an op-ed in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday (June 19) that China supports North Korea’s "correct direction" in resolving the issue of the Korean Peninsula politically.
The front-page op-ed is an honour rarely granted to foreign guests and comes a day before Mr Xi is set to visit Pyongyang on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, making him the first Chinese leader to visit in 14 years.
The visit is a sorely needed show of support for Mr Kim, whose campaign of diplomatic outreach and drive to rebuild the economy has suffered since the collapse of the Hanoi summit between North Korea’s Kim and US President Donald Trump in February.
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