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China Not Invited to Kim Jong-il's Death Anniversary Commemoration ( Source- The Diplomat, Author- Ankit Panda)

Source- The Diplomat Author- Ankit Panda In an additional sign that relations between China and North Korea are not what they used to be, Pyongyang has not formally invited the Chinese government to attend the commemoration of Kim Jong-il’s third death anniversary. According to a report in South Korea’s Yonhap News based on a source with knowledge of the matter, no Chinese representative will be in attendance at this year’s ceremony, signaling growing distance between the two countries. “According to my knowledge, North Korea has not formally invited China to attend the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang,” notes Yonhap‘s diplomatic source. ”So, the Chinese government has not considered sending a delegation to the Dec. 17 ceremony in Pyongyang,” the source adds. This report comes as the U.N. Security Council looks to add the issue of human rights abuses in North Korea to its agenda. Following a vote by the United Nations General Assembly’s hum