On Sunday, North Korea launched a long range rocket many see as a test of its capability to launch a missile attack against the U.S., defying both American and Chinese pressure not do so. Republican U.S. presidential candidates argued Washington should press China harder to restrain Pyongyang. If the current mix of negotiations and sanctions are failing to prevent North Korea
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
In a message sent to Xi this weekend, Kim said that their relationship was vital, especially in the face of what he called “hostile forces” around the world, according to Reuters. Despite the unprecedentedly complicated international situation in recent years the comradely trust and militant friendship between the DPRK and China get stronger day by day, Kim wrote, according to North Korea KCNA news agency.
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Xi reportedly said that he plans to strengthen their communication “by steadily leading the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries to a new stage,” according to Reuters.