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By Lee Jong-Heon, EastAsiaIntel.com
SEOUL — China has decided to improve its strained ties with North Korea, which has been moving closer to Russia.
Liu Yunshan at the North Korean embassy in Beijing on the third anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death, on Dec. 17, 2014. Xinhua / Liu Weibing
China has recently set up three principles in dealing with the North:
- improvement in bilateral ties,
- resumption of economic aid and
- increased involvement with local provinces rather than the central government.
“As a way to address frozen ties, China would resume economic aid to North Korea, but the role would be played largely by local provinces bordering the North, rather than the central government,” a source was quoted as saying in a report by South Korea’s top daily, Chosun Ilbo.
A separate source here said China has felt the need to improve ties with the North as its leader Kim Jong-Un is likely to meet President Xi Jinping at either Moscow or Beijing for events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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