North Korea seeks to strengthen its ties to China, even as it ignores US

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Beijing he hopes to develop the two countries’ relationship into one “envied by the world”.

The US, EU, UK and Canada banded together to sanction Chinese officials over suspected human rights abuses in Xinjiang on Monday, a dramatic escalation in tensions with Beijing and a clear sign that the new Joe Biden administration plans to wield its alliances as a powerful tool to counter an increasingly assertive China.

Those named – and their families – are banned from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, while companies and institutions associated with them are also restricted from doing business with China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. European capitals have been reacting to China’s rapid fire sanctions response.

 

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