China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) marked the 75th anniversary of their establishing diplomatic relations on October 6. One of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, the DPRK had been founded in the previous year. However, the north of Korea had been liberated by communist-led partisans, supported by the Soviet Red Army, in August 1945. Between 1946-49, the Korean communists provided very significant support to their Chinese comrades, making an important contribution to the liberation of north-east China.
Top leaders of China and the DPRK, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un, marked the occasion with an exchange of messages.
Xi Jinping wrote that: “For 75 years, the two countries have advanced hand in hand on the road of promoting socialist construction while supporting and strengthening exchange and cooperation with each other in the struggle to consolidate the people’s power and defend national sovereignty and have closely cooperated in the work to promote regional peace and stability and safeguard international equity and justice.
“The traditional China-DPRK friendship has withstood the changes of the times and the trials of the ever-changing international situation and become a precious asset common to the two countries and the two peoples.”
He added that: “In the new era and under the new situation, the Chinese side is ready to jointly promote, together with the DPRK side, the stable and further advance of the socialist cause in the two countries and provide the two peoples with better welfare by continuing to write a new chapter of the traditional China-DPRK friendship through strengthened strategic communications and coordination and deepened friendly exchange and cooperation with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an occasion.”
For his part, Kim Jong Un stated that: “Over the past 75 years, the two parties and the two countries have vigorously advanced along the road of socialism, withstanding all sorts of trials and challenges of history with the firm faith in the validity of their cause.”
He added: “Recently, the Chinese people celebrated the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. We hope that the Chinese people will achieve steady and fresh successes in the course of building a modern socialist country on a full scale under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with you as its core.”
The two countries’ foreign ministers also exchanged greetings.
Wang Yi wrote to his DPRK counterpart Choe Son Hui that, the traditional China-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations have entered a new historic period and are maintaining stable development under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un in recent years.
Saying that it is the steadfast policy of the Chinese party and government to successfully defend, consolidate and develop the China-DPRK relations, the message expressed the willingness to promote the greater development of the China-DPRK relations in line with the important common understanding reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries and the common desire of the two peoples.
For her part, Choe Son Hui noted that the two countries have supported and closely cooperated with each other in various fields including politics, economy and culture for the past 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
She added that it is an important duty for the diplomatic field of the two countries to steadily consolidate and develop the DPRK-China friendship and jointly and dynamically promote the socialist cause under the present complicated international situation.
The following articles were originally published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). A related article issued by the Xinhua News Agency may be read here.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Greetings from Chinese President
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, received a message of greeting from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on October 6.
The message said:
I extend warm congratulations on behalf of the CPC and the Chinese government and people and on my own behalf to you and to the WPK and the DPRK government and people on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the PRC and the DPRK.
As the two countries established their official diplomatic relations 75 years ago, a new historic chapter was opened in the relations between the two countries, and this is of epoch-making and important significance.
For 75 years, the two countries have advanced hand in hand on the road of promoting socialist construction while supporting and strengthening exchange and cooperation with each other in the struggle to consolidate the people’s power and defend the national sovereignty, and have closely cooperated in the work to promote the regional peace and stability and safeguard the international equity and justice.
The traditional China-DPRK friendship has stood the changes of the times and the trials of ever-changing international situation and become a precious asset common to the two countries and the two peoples.
I attach great importance to the development of the China-DPRK relations and have jointly led and promoted the in-depth development of the China-DPRK relations while maintaining close communications with you, Comrade General Secretary, through several meetings and personal letters and messages in recent years.
In the new era and under the new situation, the Chinese side is ready to jointly promote, together with the DPRK side, the stable and further advance of the socialist cause in the two countries and provide the two peoples with better welfare by continuing to write a new chapter of the traditional China-DPRK friendship through strengthened strategic communications and coordination and deepened friendly exchange and cooperation with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an occasion.
I hope that Comrade General Secretary would enjoy good health and everything would go well.
I wish the DPRK prosperity and its people happiness and wellbeing.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Greeting to Xi Jinping
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Sunday sent a message of greeting to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The message said:
On behalf of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean people, I extend warm greetings to you, Comrade General Secretary and, through you, to the Communist Party of China, the government of the People’s Republic of China and all the Chinese people on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and the PRC.
With the official diplomatic relations between the DPRK and the PRC established 75 years ago, the DPRK-China relations of friendship came to enter a new historical stage of development.
Over the past 75 years, the two parties and the two countries have vigorously advanced along the road of socialism, standing all sorts of trials and challenges of history with the firm faith in the validity of their cause.
It confirms with the fundamental interests of the two countries to invariably carry forward and develop the DPRK-China friendship with a long history and good traditions.
Our Party and the government of the Republic will steadily strive to consolidate and develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and China as required by the new era.
Shortly ago, the Chinese people celebrated the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
We hope that the Chinese people will achieve steady and fresh successes in the course of building a modern socialist country on a full scale under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with you as its core.
I wish the People’s Republic of China prosperity and its people happiness.
Greetings from Chinese FM
Pyongyang, October 7 (KCNA) — Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on Sunday received a message of greeting from Wang Yi, foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The message noted that the China-DPRK relations have steadily developed in depth and achieved rich successes in exchange and cooperation in all fields for 75 years.
It said that the traditional China-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations have entered a new historic period and are maintaining stable development under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un in recent years.
Saying it is the steadfast policy of the Chinese party and government to successfully defend, consolidate and develop the China-DPRK relations, the message expressed the willingness to promote the greater development of the China-DPRK relations in line with the important common understanding reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries and the common desire of the two peoples.
Greetings to Chinese Foreign Minister
Pyongyang, October 7 (KCNA) — Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on Sunday sent a message of greeting to Wang Yi, foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The message noted that the two countries have supported and closely cooperated with each other in various fields including politics, economy and culture for the past 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
It is an important duty for the diplomatic field of the two countries to steadily consolidate and develop the DPRK-China friendship and jointly and dynamically promote the socialist cause under the present complicated international situation, it said.
Choe in the message hoped that the Chinese people would achieve fresher successes in their efforts for achieving the prosperity of the Chinese nation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with Xi Jinping as its core.
I am from Vancouver,Canada and i wanted to say that over the years China and the DPRK has worked together to keep US aggression out of Asia. At the present time that is important since the USA and its allies are causing problems in Asia.China and the DPRK can help put a stop to aggression in Asia by the USA and its allies.In Canada the People don’t hear the Truth concerning China or the DPRK. That needs to change.