NewzNorth Korean Vice Minister of Defense Kim Kang-il has traveled to China to participate in the Xiangshan defense forum. State media agency KCNA reported the visit, marking the first time a high-ranking North Korean official has attended the security event since 2019.
The deployment of a senior defense official to the high-profile Chinese forum highlights ongoing high-level diplomatic and military engagement between Pyongyang and Beijing, resuming a pattern of participation that had been absent for several years.
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