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North Korea stays silent on much-anticipated parliamentary meeting

This month's meeting comes amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The plan comes as trains crossed between N. Korea and China for the first time in nearly two years since the border closure due to Covid-19.

According to the authorities, Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters 34 times in 2021, over a total of 40 days.

The trip will witness the 38th meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Russian president since 2013.

Chinese ambassador to the UK also called for the business community to join hands and leverage their respective strengths.

He said the city has taken on a new look during the past year, following further implementation of the National Security Law.

In the East China Sea, a war memorial stands quietly on Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands.

He also stressed that cooperation between Japan and the United States will “determine the destiny of the democratic example.”

The two are expected to discuss how to deal with North Korea, which has indicated that it will resume nuclear testing.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China opposes countries that have diplomatic ties with it arranging so-called transits.