Wonder if this a warning to the Chimp that if he invades N Korea he had better have lots of troops?http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK339276.htm
BEIJING, Nov 22 (Reuter) - China has reaffirmed its friendship with its impoverished neighbour North Korea just weeks ahead of expected six-party talks on the reclusive communist country's nuclear ambitions.
Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan addressed a reception on Friday marking the 50th anniversary of an economic and cultural cooperation agreement between China and North Korea, Xinhua news agency said.
"China will further the economic and cultural cooperation and bilateral friendship in the spirit of inheriting tradition, facing up to the future, promoting good-neighbourly friendship and enhancing cooperation," Zeng was quoted as saying.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly said this week that Washington was working to line up a new round of six-way negotiations to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis but a December meeting was not certain.
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