North Korean Airline Makes First International Flight Since COVID
TimeAug 30, 2023
The Facts
On Tuesday, North Korea completed its first international commercial flight since the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
Air Koryo's flight JS151 left Pyongyang in the morning and landed in Beijing at 9:16 a.m. local time. It's unknown how many passengers the flight was carrying.
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
North Korea and China's bond is strong with a deep history of resisting US aggression in the region. Both Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping wish to continue to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for the two nations, consolidating friendships, strengthening exchanges, and offering mutual cooperation.
Pro-establishment narrative
China, Russia, and North Korea are worryingly closer than the world has witnessed in years. The US must act quicker and more decisively to halt this multipolar direction in international relations. If the US fails to attain its foreign policy goals with its allies, the power of a "quasi-triple alliance" will only continue to grow.