The North Korean ruling party daily on Thursday said the fate of the North Korean and Chinese people are inseparably linked, in an analysis marking the 58th anniversary of the signing of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance.

The analysis, carried on the sixth page of the Rodong Sinmun, came the same day that the two countries were reported to have exchanged high-level delegations.

“The treaty greatly contributed to strengthening and developing the DPRK-China relations of friendship and cooperation, advancing the socialist feats, and defending the peace and security of Asia and the rest of the world,” it