North Korean leader expresses support to Chinese President over coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave to people on a street in Pyongyang, June 20, 2019. Xi was on a two-day state visit to North Korea, June 20 and 21. AP-Yonhap

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has offered his support in a letter to President Xi Jinping over China's efforts to stop the spread of a new strain of coronavirus that has killed 213 Chinese people and infected nearly 10,000.

Kim "conveyed his sincere feelings of wanting to share the suffering and trial of the fraternal Chinese people and to render help even a bit," the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday of Kim's letter to Xi.

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Kim also conveyed "militant greetings" to Xi as he expressed the conviction that China would emerge victorious in its campaign to combat the deadly virus.

North Korea also sent financial aid to the Chinese Communist Party. (Yonhap)

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