The reelection of Kim Jong-un is the type of election Xi likes, one with no opposition because anyone that thinks of opposing is killed:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing on Sept. 4, 2025, in this file photo released the next day by the Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution (Yonhap)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his reelection as the ruling party’s general secretary, vowing to strengthen strategic cooperation with Pyongyang, a Chinese news report said.

Xi sent the celebratory telegram to Kim after the North Korean leader was reelected as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea during the ongoing party congress, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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