North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday, pledging full support for China's efforts to build a multipolar world order and reaffirming Pyongyang's backing of Beijing's "One China" principle regarding Taiwan. Wang Yi, on his first visit to North Korea since 2019, called for strengthened coordination between the two countries on international and regional affairs, describing bilateral ties as entering a "new phase" following last year's summit between Kim and President Xi Jinping. The visit is seen as significant given ongoing U.S. efforts under President Trump to revive high-level talks with Pyongyang, highlighting how North Korea is leveraging closer ties with China and other U.S. rivals to reduce its international isolation.