[정치]China continues to defend 'North Korea provocation threat'... Suspension of summit communication between Korea and China for a year

[앵커] Despite the North's threat of high-intensity armed demonstrations, China has repeatedly urged the United States to ease sanctions on North Korea and continues to defend North Korea. The government is looking forward to cooperation with China to deter North Korean provocations, but communication between the leaders of South Korea and China has been halted for nearly a year, raising concerns. This is reporter Lee Kyo-jun's report. [기자] The Biden administration's first attempt to expand the scope of sanctions against North Korea was thwarted by the brakes of China and Russia. This was a result predicted by the Chinese authorities…