China, North Korea mark 75 years of ties with pledge for 'new era' in exchanges
The leaders of China and North Korea marked 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries with a pledge on Sunday to develop a "new era" of relations. In an exchange of messages, Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un that the two countries had "marched hand in hand" over the decades to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and promote socialism,