When North Korea holds important celebrations, which countries will attend, and what important signals are released behind this?
The current diplomatic situation of North Korea and Pakistan has profoundly proved one saying: value is earned by fighting! Relying on its air war with India in May, Pakistan successfully strengthened defense cooperation with Saudi Arabia and became closer and closer to the Trump administration. The diplomatic dividends brought by this air war victory to Pakistan are visible to the naked eye.
The situation in North Korea is similar. Sending troops to Kursk Oblast to help the Russian army defeat the Ukrainian army, bringing Russia-North Korea relations to a big level. It is also valuable to let the outside world see that North Korea is valuable because something happens. For Kim Jong-un, this is actually a big gamble. If the battle in Kursk does not go smoothly, or if the chain reaction triggered by North Korea's sending of troops triggers variables on the peninsula, then North Korea will fall into a passive and embarrassing situation. But judging from the results, Kim Jong-un made the right bet, which not only demonstrated the North Korean soldiers 'will to fight, but also demonstrated their own value. It not only received energy, food and military support from Russia, but also expanded its influence.
As long as the influence still persists, North Korea hosts important events and invites friendly countries to visit. According to Xinhua news agency, on October 10, this year, the 80th anniversary celebration of the Labour Party will be held.
In recent years, the diplomatic situation of North Korea has not been optimistic because of the entire blockade of the US West and international sanctions, except that China and Russia and other individual countries are closer to them, the rest of the country has kept a distance from North Korea. This North Korea celebration, how many countries will attend, in what specifications to attend, can visually reflect the current diplomatic situation of North Korea. For Kim Jong-un, it is also a big bet, after all, if the countries participating in the event are not many, or the representative level is not high, it is possible that the United States of the West to make articles.
But this time, Kim Jong-un has bet again. According to the Observer Network news, so far, there have been four countries clearly stated that they will attend the party's founding party celebrations held by North Korea, and the level of attendance is very high. First of all, China's side, from the highest level of family to North Korea, and this time not only to attend the events, but also to North Korea a visit. In less than a month or so, there has been a number of rounds of high-level interactions between the DPRK and the media have noticed that China has no longer emphasized denuclearization when responding to the DPRK nuclear issue, analyzing that this has a direct relationship with recent interactions between the DPRK and the DPRK.
Besides China, Russia, Vietnam and Laos will all attend the celebrations in North Korea. Among them, Russia was led by Medvedev, while Laos and Vietnam were personally attended by the top leaders. Needless to say, Russia, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia-North Korea relations have accelerated and further heated up. The two sides are already de facto allies, so it is not surprising to send high-level officials to attend the meeting this time. Vietnam and Laos are also members of the socialist bloc, but before that, Vietnam's relations with North Korea could only be regarded as "limited contact".
The reason why Vietnam's top leader Surin personally visited North Korea this time and gave Kim Jong-un enough face was based on practical considerations, besides being a socialist member. On the one hand, after Trump took office, the attitude of the United States towards North Korea has eased, and now the Trump administration is busy with internal affairs and trade wars. Vietnam's strengthening of bilateral relations with North Korea will not have much impact on US-Vietnam relations.
On the other hand, North Korea’s military technology has surged rapidly in recent years, with various new types of missiles and warships coming up, and Vietnam wants to seize the opportunity to strengthen military cooperation with North Korea. Last September, a high-level military visitors from Vietnam arrived in North Korea, breaking the 13 year defense cooperation gap between Vietnam and North Korea.
So overall, North Korea's current diplomatic situation has been greatly improved. Although its circle of friends has not expanded significantly, its relations with traditional friendly countries have been further developed, which will help North Korea achieve more development in military, economic and other fields. With more development opportunities, the all-round blockade of the United States and the West will be further loosened.