The Guardian-China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level Pyongyang meeting
April 13, 2024 3 min 427 words
《卫报》这篇报道的主要内容是：中国高级官员李强在平壤会见了朝鲜领导人金正恩，双方重申两国之间的紧密联系和友好关系。报道称，李强将金正恩最近在经济和国防方面的努力形容为“英勇”，并承诺中国将继续支持朝鲜。该报道还提到，李强是继2019年以来访问朝鲜的中国最高级别官员，此次访问被视为中国加强与朝鲜关系的信号。 评论：该报道虽简要提及了中朝关系，但用词和观点有明显偏见。报道以“英勇”形容金正恩的作为，而回避了朝鲜在经济和人权方面的问题，有美化独裁之嫌。此外，报道没有深入分析两国关系的实质，而简单地以“支持”和“紧密联系”概括，可能掩盖了两国关系的复杂性。该报道也忽略了中国在朝鲜半岛和平进程中所发挥的建设性作用，没有提及中国对朝鲜去核化的推动。作为一名客观公正的评论员，我认为，媒体在报道国际关系时，应避免用偏激的词语，应以多元视角分析事件，尊重事实，避免误导读者。
A top ranking Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting Saturday with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un in the capital Pyongyang, China’s state media reported, in the highest-level talks between the allies in years.
The visit by Zhao Leji, who ranks third in the ruling Communist party hierarchy and heads the ceremonial parliament, came as North Korea has test fired missiles to intimidate South Korea and its ally, the United States.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that Zhao told Kim at the meeting concluding his three-day visit that China, North Korea’s most important source of economic aid and diplomatic support, looked forward to further developing ties, but made no mention of the political situation on the peninsula or the region.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, China and North Korea have been “good neighbours and struggled together to attain a common destiny and level of development,” Xinhua quoted Zhao as saying.
China fought on behalf of the reclusive communist state against the US and others during the 1950-1953 Korean War, and in recent years has helped prop up its weak economy, allegedly in violation of UN sanctions in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program which Beijing had endorsed.
Zhao met his North Korean counterpart Choe Ryong-hae on Thursday and discussed how to promote exchanges and cooperation in all areas, the official North Korean central news agency reported.
North Korea closed its borders during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic amid reports of a major outbreak and food shortages. Zhao’s visit to North Korea marked the first bilateral exchange involving a Chinese politburo standing committee member since the pandemic started. Prior to the outbreak, Kim and Chinese president Xi Jinping held two summits in 2019.
North Korea and China are expected to hold a number of exchanges this year to mark the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. North Korea has sought to boost its cooperation with Beijing and Russia in the face of a standoff with the U.S. and South Korea over its missile launches and nuclear program.
Kim traveled to Russia in September for a summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The US, South Korea and others accuse North Korea of supplying conventional weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine in return for advanced weapons technologies and other support.
China has refused to criticise the Russian invasion and accused the US and Nato of provoking Moscow, but says it will not provide Moscow with direct military support.