Kim's visit points to peace

The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-il paid a successful visit to China from May 20 to 26. The attention-grabbing event marks the further consolidation of relations between the two neighbors. It also sends a strong signal to the outside world that the two will make joint efforts to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

This is Kim's third visit to China in a year, a clear indication that China and the DPRK maintain frequent high-level contacts. During Kim's visit, President Hu Jintao and other State leadership held talks on issues of mutual concern ranging from bilateral ties to the situation on the peninsula.

The two leaders vowed to hand down their traditional friendship from generation to generation and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.