China said it understands North Korea’s absence from the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Wang Won-bin said at a regular briefing held in Beijing on the 7th, “China understands that North Korea cannot participate in the Beijing Olympics for various reasons,” state-run CGTN reported.
“We express our gratitude for North Korea’s support for the Beijing Olympics,” Wang said. “China is willing to strengthen cooperation with North Korea.”
North Korea previously announced that it was unable to participate in the Beijing Olympics due to ‘hostile forces’ and the Corona 19 situation, but fully supported its successful hosting.
North Korea was also suspended from participating in the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) because it did not participate in last year’s Tokyo Summer Olympics.
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