China’s Xi presses economic theme in speech at North Korea summit | World News, The Indian Express

China’s Xi presses economic theme in speech at North Korea summit | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Beijing |Published: June 21, 2019 12:34:52 pm

China’s Xi presses economic theme in speech at North Korea summit

North Korea's long-moribund economy has shown some recent improvements, but it remains heavily dependent on aid — mainly from China — and food security is a constant concern. China has agreed to UN economic sanctions over the North's nuclear and missile programs but is wary of any measures that could push its economy toward collapse

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a mass gymnastic performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for North Korea’s focus on economic development in a speech in Pyongyang, turning to a topic Beijing has long pressed with its communist neighbour, amid wider concerns over the North’s nuclear weapons program.