China calls on North Korea to oppose 'hegemony' | News

BEIJING, Sept 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Beijing wants to strengthen cooperation with Pyongyang and work together to oppose hegemony, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his North Korean counterpart, in a thinly veiled reference to the United States. North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met Wang Sunday in the Chinese capital, weeks after a rare visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who sought to develop the countries' bilateral relations. "Maintaining, consolidating, and developing China-DPRK relations has always been the unswerving strategic policy of" the Chinese government, Wang told Choe, using the acronym for North Korea. "China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the DPRK in international and regional affairs, oppose all forms of hegemonism, and safeguard...