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TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea could be strengthening its ties with China, its closest trading partner, after appointing a former trade minister to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |has appointed a new ambassador to China for the first time in a decade, less than a month after reports suggested a new envoy to Pyongyang.North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website Friday Ri Ryong Nam, 61, a former trade minister, has been selected to the top diplomatic post in Beijing.AdvertisementRi is a veteran in the North Korea's external economic relations. His appointment to the ambassadorship is an indicator North Korea intends to strengthen cooperation with China, its biggest trading partner, South Korean news service Newsis reported.Ri was appointed trade minister in 2008 and was responsible for attracting foreign capital to the North, under then-leader . After the trade ministry was renamed the ministry of external economic relations in 2014, Ri served as external economic relations minister. In 2019, Ri was named vice premier of the North Korean Cabinet and oversaw economic ties with the outside world, according to Newsis.North Korea has made other personnel changes that indicate plans to deepen economic ties with China. Nam, a North Korean expert on China, was named the Workers' Party's international director earlier this year. Kim was also named an alternate member of Pyongyang's Politburo, according to Kyodo News.AdvertisementRi replaces Ji Jae Ryong in Beijing, who has served as ambassador since 2010. Ri's appointment represents a generational shift in North Korean politics, according to Newsis' analysis.revealed a new five-year economic plan for North Korea in January. New campaigns to drum up support for Kim's policies are being highlighted in state media.Workers' Party paper Rodong Sinmun reported Friday youth groups held rallies to promote state plans, describing the campaigns as a "red wave" across the country. Groups carried banners that read, "Let us follow Comrade Kim Jong Un and complete the feat of Juche Revolution."Kim apologized last month for failures of the previous five-year plan, launched in 2016.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement

TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea could be strengthening its ties with China, its closest trading partner, after appointing a former trade minister to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |has appointed a new ambassador to China for the first time in a decade, less than a month after reports suggested a new envoy to Pyongyang.North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website Friday Ri Ryong Nam, 61, a former trade minister, has been selected to the top diplomatic post in Beijing.AdvertisementRi is a veteran in the North Korea's external economic relations....

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