# Xi congratulates Kim Jong Un on DPRK’s 78th founding anniversary

https://mins.news/en/item/50693

- CGTN, 2026-09-09 00:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-09/Xi-extends-congratulations-over-DPRK-s-78th-founding-anniversary-1QhZPED0MZa/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, sent congratulations to Kim Jong Un on Wednesday on the 78th founding anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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