{
  "id": 11072490,
  "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to bring bilateral ties to 'new strategic level' in letter to Xi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in-11072490",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T01:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261001/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in-letter-to-xi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his intention to elevate bilateral relations with China to a new strategic level in a letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK and China's National Day, according to Pyongyang's state media. In the letter, which also celebrated the 65th anniversary of their friendship treaty, Kim expressed his warmest congratulations and best wishes to Xi and the Chinese people. He emphasized the unshakable nature of the DPRK-China friendship, forged at great cost and built on genuine camaraderie, stating that it cannot be undermined by any changes in the international situation. Kim pledged the DPRK's steadfast commitment to steadily advancing the traditional relations of unity and cooperation with China, highlighting his two recent summits with Xi as meaningful encounters.",
  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday reaffirms his commitment to lifting bilateral relations with China to a \"new strategic level\" in a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping marking China's National Day, Pyongyang's state media reported. In the letter for the 77th anniversary of the country's founding, Kim extended \"the warmest congratulations and best wishes\" to Xi and the Chinese…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to bring bilateral ties to 'new strategic level' in letter to Xi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in-11069127",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:18:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to bring bilateral ties to 'new strategic level' in letter to Xi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-bring-bilateral-ties-to-new-strategic-level-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:52:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}