China has long been the diplomatically isolated country’s main economic backer, though Pyongyang has also drawn closer to Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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China has long been the diplomatically isolated country's main economic backer, though Pyongyang has also drawn closer to ...

Pyongyang flights after the pandemic, but North Korea is allowing only limited travel amid controlled reopening and shifting geopolitical ties with China and Russia.

China's top diplomat told his North Korean counterpart on Thursday that Beijing was willing to step up exchanges and cooperation, Chinese state media reported, following their meeting in Pyongyang.