Mr. Mushu's international commentary focuses on Sino-North Korean relations.

On July 10, North Korean state media reported the historical significance of the Sino-North Korean Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance under the title "The Chinese Ambassador Hosts a Reception."

Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yaying held a reception celebrating this important treaty at the embassy. He mentioned that China firmly supports North Korea as it moves forward along the path of independent development, and believes that the spirit of friendship and mutual assistance contained in the treaty will shine forever.

The Sino-North Korean Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance signed in 1961 is very different from treaties China has signed with other countries. This is the only treaty China has ever signed with another country that has a military defense alliance connotation. Because it stipulates that if one party suffers a military strike by a third party, the other signatory party will provide military support.

Therefore, the celebration of the signing of this treaty by China and North Korea is not only to commemorate the friendly history of the two countries, but also objectively tells the outside world that the relationship between China and North Korea is different from that between ordinary countries. Such a military alliance relationship in an emergency situation is sufficient to provide a strong deterrence.

Therefore, Mr. Mushu noticed that this incident has attracted high attention from South Korean media.

South Korean media analyzed that this reception held by the Chinese Embassy in North Korea to commemorate the Sino-North Korean Treaty differs from previous ones in two unusual aspects.

First, higher-level officials from North Korea attended.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, senior officials such as the Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee, the Deputy Director of the Workers' Party Central Committee, the Deputy Foreign Minister, and the Deputy Minister of Education were invited to attend.

Last year, there were no such high-ranking and numerous North Korean officials attending. This year contrasts sharply with that. South Korean media said this indicates that the relationship between the two countries is heating up.

Second, the North Korean official media provided relatively in-depth coverage of this event.

As Mr. Mushu introduced earlier, the Korean Central News Agency published an article reporting on the event, especially highlighting the high evaluation by North Korean authorities of the historical significance of the signing of the Sino-North Korean Treaty, as well as their enthusiastic expectations for the continued development of bilateral relations between the two countries.

For example, the Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee of North Korea stated: The North Korean side will continue to promote the spirit of the treaty in accordance with the lofty intentions of the leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and work together to promote the friendly relations between the two countries.

South Korean media believe that commemorating the Sino-North Korean Treaty is just one manifestation of the warming relationship between the two countries. Various signs indicate that the relationship between China and North Korea is about to reach a new breakthrough.

Recently, South Korean media also revealed that China is preparing to provide large-scale aid to North Korea. Some major aid projects may be launched in the next two months, such as supporting the development of agricultural technology and medical technology in North Korea.

This will further strengthen the friendly relations between China and North Korea, and at the same time allow China to maintain its influence over North Korea in the context of future dialogues between North Korea and the United States.

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