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In Pyongyang, the DPRK, in the autumn of the year, the grass is green and flowers are in full bloom. The national flag of the DPRK and the flag of the Workers' Party fluttering in the wind can be seen everywhere on the clean streets, and posters congratulating the successful holding of the Workers' Party Congress and celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party are posted everywhere. The DPRK people, immersed in the festive and joyful atmosphere, greeted the distinguished guests from their friendly neighbor China with full enthusiasm.
From October 9 to 11, at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of the DPRK, Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Committee for Political and Legal Affairs, led a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to the DPRK on an official friendship visit.
This is a celebratory trip, friendship trip. 3 days, Zhou Yongkang met with the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong Il and other leaders of the DPRK party and state, to attend the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party series of celebrations, with the DPRK cadres and masses of extensive contacts, talk about friendship, and seek cooperation, looking to the future, continue to write a new chapter of the traditional friendship of the DPRK and the Chinese colorful.
China-North Korea relations at another high point
On the 9th, Zhou Yongkang led a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to arrive at Pyongyang's Sunan Airport. Thousands of people from all walks of life in the DPRK dressed in brightly colored national costumes waved the national flags and bouquets of China and the DPRK to solemnly welcome the Chinese VIPs. This touching scene epitomizes the traditional friendly relations between China and the DPRK.
This year is an important year in the development of the socialist construction of the DPRK and a year of high tide in China-Democratic People's Republic of Korea relations. In less than four months, at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Mr. Hu Jintao, General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited China twice, and the top leaders of the two parties reached important consensus on the development of China-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) relations in the new era as well as on regional and international issues of common concern. In order to congratulate the victorious convening of the Workers' Party Congress and the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party, General Secretary hujintao sent congratulatory telegrams twice. The visit of Zhou Yongkang to the DPRK at the head of a Chinese Communist Party delegation just after the meeting of the Workers' Party delegates fully demonstrates the great importance attached by the Chinese Party, government and people to the relations between the two parties and the DPRK.
During the visit, Zhou and Kim met four times, were invited to watch the military parade, gala dinner, large group exercise "Arirang" and other major celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party, and had extensive contacts with the new leadership of the Workers' Party, which has just been elected. "China-North Korea friendship is hand-made and carefully nurtured by leaders of the two parties and the older generation of the two countries, and is our common valuable wealth. Under the vigorous promotion of General Secretary HUJINTAO and General Secretary KIM Jong-il, China-North Korea relations have realized new development this year. Bilateral high-level exchanges have been frequent, economic and trade cooperation has deepened, humanistic exchanges have been active, and strategic communication has been strengthened." Zhou's positive assessment of China-North Korea relations was unanimously recognized by North Korean leaders. Kim Jong-il said, "The DPRK and China should continue the fine tradition of high-level exchange of visits, and I myself and members of the Central Leadership Collective are willing to go to China frequently to walk around and take a look. The DPRK and China should become a model of mutual trust between countries both politically and economically in terms of mutually beneficial cooperation.
The Chinese people will always bear in mind the great achievements of the old leaders of the two countries in forging and developing the friendship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). During his visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Zhou made a special trip to the Memorial Palace at Mount Kumsusan to lay a basket of flowers at the statue of President Kim Il Sung, and visited the former residence of President Kim Il Sung in Mangyongdae, located on the banks of the Datong River.
This is the case with the traditional friendship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which has always been cared for and nurtured by the leaders of the two countries, and which, through the unremitting efforts of generations, is now deep-rooted and fruitful. As Zhou Yongkang said, "The continuous consolidation and development of China-Democratic People's Republic of Korea friendship is in line with the common wish of the two peoples and is the unswerving approach of both sides."
Traditional friendships endure
In downtown Pyongyang, the 30-meter-high Friendship Pagoda stands majestically on the hill of Mudanbong, surrounded by pines and cypresses. 1,025 pieces of granite and marble are built into the Friendship Pagoda to symbolize the anniversary of October 25, 1950, the day when the Chinese People's Volunteer Army went to North Korea to fight in the war. The front of the tower, "Friendship Tower", three gold-plated characters in Korean, glows in the sunlight, and the two sides of the large reliefs depicting the Chinese and Korean soldiers and civilians fighting side by side are vividly depicted.
In half a month, it is the 60th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army going to the DPRK to participate in the war. 60 years ago, there were more than 2.4 million outstanding Chinese sons and daughters came to the DPRK, and the Korean people and military people to defend the country against foreign invasion, more than 100,000 generals and soldiers sleep in the country of the DPRK.
On the day of his arrival in Pyongyang, Zhou came here to pay tribute to the fallen volunteer soldiers and officers and to lay wreaths to the martyrs. The Korean People's Army military band played the national anthems of China and North Korea, and the honor guard of the three armies of the People's Army stood at the base of the tower to salute. In the low music, Zhou Yongkang slowly climbed the Friendship Tower, finishing the wreath ribbons, and accompanied by a moment of silence.
Inside the Friendship Pagoda, there is a round stone room with a one-ton marble pedestal in the center, in which 10 books of the roster of martyrs of the volunteer army are kept. Accompanying North Korean comrades deliberately opened the pedestal and took out the carefully preserved original roster of martyrs. Zhou Yongkang solemnly opened the roster, carefully looking at the yellowed pages after years of scrubbing, Mao Guanying, Qiu Shaoyun, Yang Genshi ...... a Chinese and North Korean people familiar with the names of heroes, recorded the history of the two countries that period of extraordinary years.
The staff also introduced to Zhou Yongkang in detail three groups of large-scale murals in the tower - war, battle, construction, vivid images as if the time and space back to the years of war. In the mural, Huang Jiguang, who sacrificed his life to block the eye of the gun, and Luo Shengjiao, who sacrificed his life to save the children of North Korea, are particularly eye-catching.
Walking out of the stone room, Zhou Yongkang solemnly inscribed the Friendship Pagoda with the words "Heroes for ages, friendship for generations". Afterwards, he said to the Chinese and Korean comrades present with a solemn expression, "The friendship between China and North Korea has been congealed by blood, and we must remember the history for generations to come and continue to create the future."
The DPRK people have not forgotten the great years. 9 evening, in the large group exercise and art performance "Arirang", the DPRK artists artistically reproduced the history of the two peoples' common battle, and expressed their sincere feelings to the Chinese people with beautiful songs and dances. In the magnificent performance site, the actors and actresses played lions, twisted rice-planting songs, played drums, played Chinese music, the giant background board playing "North Korea and China friendship like the turquoise Yalu River water, a long history, forever", "Blessings to you, prosperous and strong socialist China. " " and other Chinese characters. With the sound of music, Kim Jong-il, Zhou Yongkang and the audience applauded warmly. At this moment, history and reality mingled together, and the warm applause expressed the Korean people's salute to the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, and their expectation for a better future of relations between the two countries.
Good-neighborliness is passed on from generation to generation
The basis for the inheritance of Sino-Korean friendship lies in the people.
This visit, the political schedule is very tight, Zhou Yongkang or special time to visit the female traffic police, visit fruit farms, through contact and communication with people from all walks of life to deepen the friendship between the two peoples.
At the traffic post of Yongxing Road in the busy area of Pyongyang, the beautiful female traffic police officer Zhang Mei and her sisters lined up in full dress to welcome the arrival of the CPC delegation. She excitedly introduced to the Chinese VIPs an overview of the traffic post and the care of the DPRK leaders for the work and life of female traffic police, and also skillfully demonstrated the process of changing the post with her colleagues. Zhou brought greetings and respect from his Chinese counterparts to these valiant female traffic police, praising their dedication to stick to the front line of duty regardless of wind, rain, heat and cold. "You are not only the police who maintain traffic order, but also a beautiful scenery in Pyongyang. I hope you will be even better at your work and even more beautiful in person, and I wish you all find even more handsome husbands." Hearing Zhou's affectionate comments and witty remarks, the female traffic police and all those present smiled happily and applauded warmly in appreciation.
At the Datong River Fruit Tree Farm, Zhou walked into the home of farmer Sun Zhenshu. The old man, who is over 70 years old, now lives here with his son, Mr. and Mrs. Jin Changwan, and two grandchildren. Walking into this ordinary farm family, Zhou Yongkang and the old man to talk to each other, from the house facilities to ask about their daily production life. The old man guided his guest from the living room to the kitchen and introduced the changes in the family's life after the construction and development of the farm. The 90-square-meter apartment was allocated to the family by the farm, and the kitchen was equipped with a biogas stove. She specially brought Zhou Yongkang to the bedroom, where a photo of the old man and President Kim Il Sung was hung in 1973. Sun Zhenshu recalled that year's scene, the excitement was overflowing. Seeing the happy life of the old man's family, seeing the farm 735 hectares of thriving apple trees and fruit, Zhou Yongkang said to the accompanying North Korean comrades, agriculture is a common strategic industry between China and North Korea, and I hope to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the field of agriculture, and jointly benefit the people of the two countries.
Hope for a better tomorrow lies with young people.
At the Mangyongdae Children's Palace, Zhou went into the classrooms and training grounds of dance, Gayageum, swimming, accordion, calligraphy and embroidery classes to watch the DPRK children and teenagers learning and carrying out various cultural and sports activities, and the children were excited to show their skills and learning achievements to the Chinese dignitaries. Li Zhengge, a 13-year-old boy in the calligraphy class, wrote a banner of "DPRK-China friendship" in Chinese on the spot and presented it to Zhou Yongkang, who gladly accepted the special gift.
In order to welcome the Chinese VIPs who came from afar, the students of the Children's Palace gave a wonderful cultural performance. Fairy tale dance full of children's interest "the story of the mother bird", lively, profound meaning; small orchestra played the "drums on the march", skillful, with tacit understanding; small singers sang the Chinese songs "the sea ah! Hometown" and "Jasmine Flower" sung by the young singers, full of emotion, and with perfect diction. Before the end of the performance, the screen above the stage played the words "DPRK-China friendship is everlasting", and the young performers rushed to the center of the stage, singing and dancing, laughing and leaping.
Good times are always short. At the time of departure, the children lined up to send off the Chinese VIPs, and once again, the Children's Palace resounded with warm applause and cheers. The children's ears echoed Zhou Yongkang's affectionate message to them: "The youth is the future of the country, the hope of the nation, I hope that the youth of the two countries to strengthen exchanges, deepen friendship, and work together to China and North Korea to pass on the friendship for generations, and work together to create a better future!"