North Korea received a greeting from Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party Tuesday before the 67th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK, according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

In the message, China emphasized the traditionally strong Sino-DPRK ties since the North Korean regime’s establishment.

“… we will join the DPRK to promote the ongoing, sound and stable development of China-DPRK relations, steadily consolidating the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries and thus making a positive contribution to peace, stability and development in the region.”

North Korea-China relations have been going through