{
  "id": 11313622,
  "title": "N. Korea's FM calls for stronger ties with China in letter to Wang Yi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-koreas-fm-calls-for-stronger-ties-with-china-in-letter-to-wang-yi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261002/n-koreas-fm-calls-for-stronger-ties-with-china-in-letter-to-wang-yi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has urged for enhanced bilateral relations and enduring friendship with China, according to Pyongyang's state media. She conveyed this message to her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Thursday, marking the 77th anniversary of China's founding. Choe lauded China's accomplishments over the past seven decades in her congratulatory note, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).\n\nChoe highlighted that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their commitment to building a brighter future for their nations together during their summit talks in Pyongyang in June. In addition to expressing admiration for China's achievements, Choe pledged to collaborate in fully executing significant agreements reached by the leaders and to progress bilateral ties to a higher stage, as per KCNA.\n\nEarlier, Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Xi on the anniversary, expressing his readiness to further develop relations and safeguard their common interests, also according to KCNA.",
  "summary": "North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has called for efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties and traditional friendship with China in a congratulatory message to her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday. Choe sent the message to Wang on Thursday marking the 77th anniversary of China's founding, praising the country's achievements over the past seven…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea's FM calls for stronger ties with China in letter to Wang Yi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/n-koreas-fm-calls-for-stronger-ties-with-china-in-letter-to-wang-yi",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:51:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's FM calls for stronger ties with China in letter to Wang Yi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-koreas-fm-calls-for-stronger-ties-with-china-in-letter-to-wang-yi-11317195",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:42:03.000Z"
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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."
}