Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article dedicated to the significant 59th anniversary of the entry of the CPV into the Korean front.

The Chinese party and government sent their excellent sons and daughters to the Korean front when the Korean people were undergoing grim hardship due to the provocation of the Korean war by the imperialist aggression forces early in the 1950s, thus positively helping the Korean army and people, the article notes, and goes on:

The mass heroism and self-sacrificing spirit displayed by the brave soldiers of the CPV during the last Fatherland Liberation War was the expression of warm support and encouragement of the Chinese people to the Korean people and they clearly showed the noble fraternal mission of the CPV and genuine cooperative spirit of the two peoples.

Blood shed by the CPV penetrated into the mountains and fields of Korea.

A momentum has been given to the atmosphere of the DPRK-China friendship this year marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Visits and exchange are brisk between the two countries and friendship has further deepened this year, the "year of DPRK-China friendship".

The Chinese people are now making positive efforts to step up the construction of a harmonious socialist society based on the scientific view on development under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with Hu Jintao as its general secretary. The appearance of China has undergone change with each passing day and its international prestige has risen.

The Korean people wish the Chinese people greater success in their efforts for socialist modernization with the Chinese characteristics.

The Korean people will as ever make positive efforts to further consolidate the bilateral friendship. The immortal feats performed by the fallen fighters of the CPV in the great Fatherland Liberation War waged by the Korean people will be handed down to posterity along with the history of the DPRK-China friendship.