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China-North Korea relations

In this photo from June 20, 2019, released by China's Xinhua News Agency, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wave from an open top limousine as they travel along a street in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)
April 25, 2020, 10:47 am
Chinese medical team said to travel to N. Korea amid rumors about Kim’s health
Senior official of department that plays lead role in ties between the two nations arrives following North Korean leader’s surgery; unclear what trip indicates about his wellbeing
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho during their meeting in the capital Tehran on August 7, 2018. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
March 12, 2019, 12:43 pm
UN probing North Korea sanctions violations in 20 countries, including Iran
According to 66-page report, Pyongyang has held banned military cooperation with Syria, Libya and Sudan, and nuclear talks with China
By Edith M. Lederer
A vehicle in the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen in Beijing on January 8, 2019. (Nicolas ASFOURI/AFP)
January 8, 2019, 8:07 am
North Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
Pyongyang and Beijing are allied in their efforts to change Washington’s policies on trade and nuclear weapons
By Laurent THOMET and Eva XIAO
In this image made from video released by KRT on June 14, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, walks with US President Donald Trump during their summit in Singapore, June 12, 2018. (KRT via AP Video)
August 29, 2018, 11:48 pm
Trump: China making things ‘much more difficult’ with N. Korea
With denuclearization talks at a standstill, US president suggests Beijing, angered by US trade moves, is the culprit
By AFP
In this photo taken between May 7 and 8, 2018 released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, (R) speaks to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)
May 8, 2018, 4:34 pm
Visiting China, North Korea’s Kim says he’s committed to denuclearization
During two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, northern leader urges that political resolution on Korean peninsula proceed in stages
By AP
In this Wednesday, April 18, 2018 photo, North Korean soldiers march at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone with South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
April 26, 2018, 10:00 am
Geologists say North Korea’s nuclear test site has collapsed
Finding may shed new light on Pyongyang’s announcement of an end to tests and agreement to talks with US
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
In this April 1, 2018, image from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, waves as South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan claps during a performance by a South Korean art troupe in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korea Pool via AP)
April 15, 2018, 5:27 am
N. Korea’s Kim greets Chinese official, calls for stronger ties
Leader expected to hold summits with South Korean president this month and with Trump in the following weeks
By AFP
In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government, South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, center, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, unseen, in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
April 9, 2018, 6:12 am
North Korea ready to discuss denuclearization with US — report
Assurance could clear the way for a historic summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump
By AFP
Two security guards watch near the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 27, 2018. Speculation intensified on March 27, 2018 that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was in Beijing for a surprise visit, after Japanese media reported the arrival of a special North Korean train met by an honour guard under tight security. ( AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO)
March 28, 2018, 4:16 am
It’s official: North Korea’s Kim makes first foreign trip to meet China’s Xi
In confirmation of visit to Beijing, Kim vows he is ‘committed to denuclearization’ and willing to hold summit with Trump
By Laurent THOMET
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR)
November 9, 2017, 10:31 am
Trump urges China’s Xi to work ‘hard’ and fast on North Korea
Bemoaning ‘one-sided and unfair’ trade surplus, US president signs $250 billion in business deals, enjoys pomp and ceremony
By Laurent THOMET, Jerome Cartillier and Ben Dooley
US President Donald Trump addresses the National Assembly in Seoul on November 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Laurent FIEVET AND Lee Jin-man)
November 8, 2017, 7:59 am
North Korea a ‘cruel dictatorship,’ says Trump in Seoul
On 2nd leg of Asia tour, US president warns Pyongyang he ‘will not permit America or our allies to be blackmailed or attacked’
By AFP
Two Chinese men stand near a Chinese flag as they look out towards North Korea while visiting the Broken Bridge in the Chinese border city of Dandong in China's northeast Liaoning province on September 5, 2017. (AFP / GREG BAKER)
October 28, 2017, 2:32 pm
US turning to Moscow for help with isolating North Korea
China’s increasingly icy posture is thrusting Russia forward as Pyongyang’s preferred diplomatic partner, forcing Trump to follow suit
By Matthew Pennington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, attends a meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2017. (AFP/ POOL/Lintao Zhang)
October 1, 2017, 8:12 am
Tillerson says US having direct talks with North Korea
Seeking to calm tensions during China trip, top US diplomat says US has no intention of trying to oust Kim
By AP
Two Chinese men stand near a Chinese flag as they look out towards North Korea while visiting the Broken Bridge in the Chinese border city of Dandong in China's northeast Liaoning province on September 5, 2017. (AFP / GREG BAKER)
September 28, 2017, 2:39 pm
China orders N. Korean firms on its soil to close by January
Beijing, responsible for 90% of Pyongyang’s business, will also limit gas exports and ban textile imports after sixth nuclear test
By Julien Girault
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri leads a Shas party faction meeting at the Knesset on July 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 12, 2017, 2:10 pm
Interior minister blasts court decision on ultra-Orthodox draft
Deri says ruling ‘proves yet again the grave disconnect between the High Court of Justice and the Jewish people’
By ToI Staff
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