As the APEC meeting approaches, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the lead in expressing its position, confirming that it will attend the 32nd informal meeting of APEC on October 30th, and will meet with relevant national dignitaries.

On the second day after the outside world paid attention to China's development, new news also came from North Korea-North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Un attended a memorial event in memory of the China People's Volunteer Army.

According to North Korean media reports, Kim Jong Un visited the Martyrs Cemetery of the China People's Volunteer Army in Hikura County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea on October 24 to commemorate the martyrs of the Volunteer Army.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs Lunar Park in Pyongyang, South Korea, is within the territory of North Korea. The largest and most complete preservationMemorial facility for volunteer martyrs.

Burial in the cemetery 134 volunteer martyrs, including Comrade Mao Anying, their round white tombs are neatly arranged, and each tomb is planted with northeast black pine transplanted from China.

These martyrs cover multiple arms such as engineers, signal soldiers, and drivers. Three of them are marked as "Unknown Martyrs", silently telling the heroic deeds of the war.

Since the joint construction of the Korean army in 1957, it has undergone several repairs and has alwaysined the main size of 90,000 square meters, becoming a "outdoors memorial" that carries the bloody friendship of the two countries.

At the venue of the event, the Korean People's Military Ceremonial Command was joined together, and the national anthem of the two countries was played.

North Korea presented flower baskets in the name of Kim Jong-un, the Central Committee of the Workers 'Party of Korea and the State Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim Jong-un personally sorted out the flower baskets and ribbons and stood in silence to commemorate the martyrs of the volunteer army.

Later, he also made a special trip to pay tribute to the tomb of Martyr Mao Anying and lay flowers, and even knelt down on one knee to pay tribute.

Friendship: A Bloody History

The foundations of the relations between China and the DPRK came from the 1950 war against the United States.

On October 25, 1950, the China People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River and officially participated in the Korean War. They used their blood and sacrifices to help North Korea resist foreign enemies and defend the country.

The battle of the two water holes opened a prelude to the Chinese Volunteer Army's entry into the DPRK.

In this war, about 190,000 Chinese soldiers were killed, thousands of people buried in foreign countries, and Comrade Mao Zedong, the eldest son of the great leader Mao Zedong, was also killed in the war, aged only 28.

His cemetery was placed in the Volunteer Martyrs Cemetery in Kyicang County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, becoming a historical witness of China and North Korea fighting side by side.

Kim Jong-un chose the special place of Mao Anying Cemetery for this mourning activity, obviously out of high respect for history. North Korean media reports have repeatedly mentioned that "volunteer martyrs have condensed the friendship between the DPRK and China with their blood".

This historic thickness of the friendship between the DPRK and China is difficult to shake in the outside world, and Kim Jong Un¡¯s actions have undoubtedly reinforced this.

Renovation of the Martyrs Cemetery: A Continuation of Historical Memory

It is worth noting that North Korea's memory of the People's Volunteers is not the only action in the near future.

On October 22, China and North Korea held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation project of the Martyrs Cemetery of the China People's Volunteer Army in Xinping County, North Huanghai Province.

The martyrs are buried. 343The Chinese Volunteer Army Martyrs is one of the most important memorial sites in North Korea.

Over time, some of the facilities of the martyrdom have become older, and the repair will upgrade the tomb, optimize the environment, and add new memorial facilities, and the repair is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Even more notable is the fact that North Korea plans to repair not only the New Peak Martyrs¡¯ Lonely Garden, but also five volunteer martyrs¡¯ Lonely Gardens such as Yosemite, Kavain,ÎÄ´¨, Tsipu and Brother Mountain.

This large-scale repair operation is obviously not a mere commemoration, but a reaffirmation of North Korea¡¯s historical relations with the DPRK.

Through the repair operation, North Korea is not only remembering history, but also conveying an attitude that the friendship between China and North Korea will not fade with the passage of time.

Years as evidence, practical as a bridge

The cooperation between the DPRK and China has both a historical temperature and a more pragmatic momentum.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1949, high-level exchanges between the two countries have never broken. In 2024, the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" will be jointly launched. On the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the leaders of the two countries exchanged congratulatory messages, continuing close political ties.

In economic and trade, mutual assistance is more practical, in 2024 the trade volume of the two sides reached 15.5 billion yuan. China's exports of textile footwear, food and other daily goods accounted for a large share, only footwear has 9.87Yuan, to help North Korea to solve the needs of people's livelihoods; North Korea exports faux hair, metal minerals, etc., of which faux hair accounts for 54% of the imports, became a category of specialty cooperation.

Humanities and emotional ties are stronger. China dance dramas and art troupes often go to Pyongyang to perform. The restoration of border postal roads has also made people-to-people connections smoother.

Such political, economic, and emotional cooperation has long been integrated into the daily lives of both sides.

Meanwhile, with another neighbor ¡°Japan¡±,There is no harm without comparison.

Just the day before Kim Jong Un worshipped, Japanese Prime Minister sanae takaichi delivered a policy speech, emphasizing strengthening the alliance with the United States and taking a tougher attitude towards China, Russia and North Korea.

Kim Jong-un's kneeling is obviously an indirect response to this.

International comparison: Japan's short-sightedness

Japan's new prime minister, High City Morning Sun, delivered a speech. Strengthen our allies with the United States and take a tougher stance against China, Russia and North Korea.

Xi Jinping made clear that "the Japan-U.S. alliance is the cornerstone of diplomatic security", and plans to deepen multilateral cooperation with Japan-U.S. Korea, Japan-U.S. Australia and India, and promote the "liberal and open Indo-Pacific" strategy.

It bluntly listed the military activities of China, Russia and North Korea as "serious concerns", declared that "North Korea's nuclear program is not allowed" and opposed Russia's actions in Ukraine.

As a politician who has long worshiped the Yakuza Shrine and denied the history of aggression, this hard security line is difficult to avoid raising concerns about the direction of Japan.

Intersection of history and reality.

Kim Jong-un¡¯s allegations are not only a tribute to history, but also a response to reality.

In the context of China¡¯s upcoming APEC meeting, North Korea¡¯s actions on behalf of hanged volunteer martyrs have obviously an important symbolic significance.

This move is both a continuation of the historical relations between China and the DPRK and a direct response to the current international situation.

Repairing the martyrdom, kneeling on one knee, and reinforcing historical narratives, these moves are behind the high importance of North Korea¡¯s relationship with the DPRK.

Through these measures, North Korea has sent a clear signal to the outside world: China-North Korea friendship is not only a historical legacy, but also an important force in the current international situation.

This kind of signal is important.

Especially in the context of the complicated situation in Northeast Asia, the stability of China-DPRK relations is particularly prominent. Kim Jong-un's move is not only a respect for history, but also a prospect for the future.

Overall,Kim Jong-un knelt on one knee to mourn Mao Anying, a move that transcended normal diplomatic etiquette and demonstrated North Korea's high respect for the China People's Volunteer Army.

This is not only a tribute to history, but also a proactive voice for North Korea in the current international situation.

The friendship between China and the DPRK, after more than 70 years of ups and downs, remains unbreakable.