North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to keep strengthening relations with China in a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to North Korea’s state media. Kim sends the message to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. In the message, Kim describes his recent summit talks with Xi in Pyongyang as a “historic occasion,” and says Pyongyang’s “steadfast stand” is to steadily develop relations with Beijing. The North’s Korean Central News Agency reports that Kim frames the effort as rooted in long-standing ties and aligned with socialism. The outlets also report that Kim specifically signals a continued push to deepen cooperation with China following the Pyongyang meeting. The announcements present Kim’s statement as both a diplomatic reaffirmation and a formal extension of the relationship after the recent high-level engagement. No additional policy details are provided in the cited reports beyond the general pledge to further develop “friendly relations” between the two countries.