Chinese premier attends 80th anniversary celebrations of Workers' Party of Korea

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, watches military parades in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Oct. 10, 2025. Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on Thursday and Friday in Pyongyang. Li attended the celebration ceremony and watched grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances and military parades. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

PYONGYANG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on Thursday and Friday in Pyongyang.

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended the celebration ceremony and watched grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances and military parades.

On the sidelines of the event, Li also talked with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, Chairman of the United Russia party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, and others.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends the celebration ceremony and watches grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Oct. 9, 2025. Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on Thursday and Friday in Pyongyang. Li attended the celebration ceremony and watched grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances and military parades. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)