Chinese leader Xi Jinping met South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday, after taking centre stage at an Asian summit in the wake of US leader Donald Trump’s departure. The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came the final day of Xi’s first trip to South Korea in over a decade, and…
South Korean military capabilities aimed at countering North Korea can also contribute to deterring China, a high-ranking Pentagon official has told Congress, recommending that U.S. defense strategy focus on Beijing. The statement by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for East Asia John Noh, who is nominated to serve as assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security…
North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui will travel to China from Saturday to Tuesday, carrying on efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries after their leaders’ recent summit. Her visit comes at the invitation of her counterpart Wang Yi, a spokesperson from Beijing’s foreign ministry announced on Thursday, without giving details about her…
China has told South Korea that its stance on North Korea issues “remains unchanged,” despite Beijing’s omission of the goal of denuclearization in recent statements, Seoul’s foreign minister said on Friday. At a press conference, Cho Hyun was asked about the gap between South Korean and Chinese readouts regarding North Korea following his talks with…
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates. DPRK leader Kim Jong Un will visit Beijing for a major military parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of China’s war against Japan, joining leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the event on Sept. 3, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency. This is…
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Chinese and US officials wrapped the first day in a fresh round of talks in Stockholm on Monday, with the world’s top two economies looking to extend a fragile trade truce in the face of President Donald Trump’s global tariff war. The talks came a day after Trump reached a deal with the EU that…
The EU urged China to use its influence to support a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine, singling out North Korea’s military support for Russia’s invasion. The statement followed the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on Thursday, where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa met with Chinese…
North Korea’s trade with China jumped nearly 30% year-on-year in June to $228.9 million, new customs data shows, maintaining a trend of strong growth in 2025 amid tentative signs of improvement in the bilateral relationship. The total trade volume last month was just shy of May’s $230 million, but surpassed the $222.1 million worth of…
North Korea hosted a high-profile event at a luxury European hotel in Beijing last week to mark the anniversary of its mutual defense treaty with China — a rare and conspicuous move that experts say signals a renewed strategic alignment between the two countries and likely breaches U.N. sanctions. The event, marking the 64th anniversary…