China and North Korea deepen sports ties

Beijing and Pyongyang push to bolster bilateral friendship

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North Korean flag bearers appear at the Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou during September. © Kyodo

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China and North Korea have agreed to promote exchanges through sports, the Chinese government said Tuesday, as the two countries undertake a flurry of diplomatic visits to deepen friendly ties.

North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk on Monday met with Gao Zhidan, the director of China's General Administration of Sport, in Beijing, where the two signed this year's sports exchange protocol.

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