North Korea appoints foreign trade specialist as ambassador to China

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North Korea appoints foreign trade specialist as ambassador to China

Ri Ryong Nam's appointment hints at greater economic exchange between North Korea and China, experts say

Chad O'Carroll February 19, 2021

North Korea appoints foreign trade specialist as ambassador to China

Rodong Sinmun

North Korea appointed experienced trade specialist Ri Ryong Nam to be its next ambassador to China, the DPRK foreign ministry announced on Friday.

Ri, who oversaw trade policy as a vice premier in North Korea's Cabinet, will replace Ji Jae Ryong, who has served as ambassador to China since Oct. 2010.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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