N. Korea backs China on Taiwan, blames US for regional instability

North Korea defended China’s One China policy and accused the United States of escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In an article carried by KCNA on Wednesday, international affairs analyst Kim Myong-chol criticized a recent U.S. fighter jet delivery to Taiwan and said Washington should consider the consequences of confronting China. He said Taiwan’s return to China is a matter of time.

Kim Myong-chol said U.S. munitions supplied to Taiwan through overseas arms sales over the past decade exceeded $39 billion.

Kim described the recent U.S. fighter jet delivery to Taiwan as an act of planting a bomb at another country’s gate.

Kim said the Taiwan issue is China’s internal affair and that no outside forces have the right to interfere.

North Korea and China held summits in Beijing in September 2025 and Pyongyang in June, when they agreed to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.

Published Oct 7, 2026 9:18 am KST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their summit in Pyongyang, June 8. Courtesy of China's foreign ministry

North Korea on Wednesday defended Beijing's "One China" policy while accusing the United States of supporting Taiwan independence and "escalating" tension in the region.

The criticism came in an article titled "U.S. Is Acting Rashly" by international affairs analyst Kim Myong-chol, carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"The U.S. has systematically destroyed regional stability and persistently escalated the situation under the pretext of 'opposing unilateral attempt at change of phenomenon' in the Taiwan Strait," Kim wrote.

Referring to the recent delivery of a U.S. fighter jet to Taiwan, Kim said, "This is nothing but a shameless act of planting a bomb at the gate of other's house and asserting that the bomb is for ensuring the security of the house."

He claimed munitions supplied by the U.S. to Taiwan through overseas arms sales over the past decade alone amounted to more than $39 billion.

"The Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, so how to settle it is entirely the affair of the Chinese people, and no outside forces have the right to interfere in it," he said.

Kim warned Washington to "think twice whether it is ready to stand in frontal confrontation with the powerful national power of the People's Republic of China for the security of Taiwan and whether it can cope with its consequences."

"The instability of the Taiwan Strait precisely means the crisis of the United States. Taiwan's return to China is a matter of time," he said.

North Korea and China have grown closer in recent years, following two summits — one in Beijing in September 2025 and the other in Pyongyang in June this year. During the latter summit, the two sides vowed to elevate their relationship to a "strategic partnership."

朝鲜捍卫中国的“一个中国”政策，并指责美国加剧台湾海峡紧张局势。朝中社周三刊登的一篇文章中，国际事务分析家金明哲批评了美国近期向台湾交付战斗机的行为，并表示华盛顿应该考虑与中国对抗的后果。他认为，台湾回归中国只是时间问题。

金明哲表示，过去十年间，美国通过海外军售向台湾提供的弹药价值超过390亿​​美元。

金正恩将美国最近向台湾交付战斗机的行为形容为在另一个国家的大门上安放炸弹。

金正恩表示，台湾问题是中国的内政，任何外部势力都无权干涉。

朝鲜和中国分别于 2025 年 9 月在北京和 6 月在平壤举行峰会，会上双方同意将双边关系提升为战略伙伴关系。

发布于2026年10月7日上午9:18（韩国标准时间）

6月8日，朝鲜领导人金正恩（右）与中国国家主席习近平在平壤举行峰会前握手。图片由中国外交部提供。

朝鲜周三捍卫北京的“一个中国”政策，同时指责美国支持台湾独立，加剧了该地区的紧张局势。

批评之声来自国际事务分析家金明哲发表在朝鲜中央通讯社（KCNA）上的一篇题为《美国行事鲁莽》的文章。

金写道：“美国以‘反对单方面改变台湾海峡现象’为借口，有计划地破坏地区稳定，不断升级台海局势。”

针对美国最近向台湾交付战斗机一事，金正恩表示：“这无异于在别人家门口安放炸弹，还声称这炸弹是为了确保房屋安全，简直是厚颜无耻。”

他声称，仅过去十年间，美国通过海外军售向台湾提供的军火价值就超过 390 亿美元。

他说：“台湾问题是中国的内政，如何解决完全是中国人民的事，任何外部势力都没有权利干涉。”

金正恩警告华盛顿“要三思而后行，想想它是否准备好为了台湾的安全与中华人民共和国这个强大的国家力量正面对抗，以及它是否能够承受由此带来的后果。”

他说：“台海局势的不稳定恰恰意味着美国的危机。台湾回归中国只是时间问题。”

近年来，朝鲜和中国的关系日益密切，双方举行了两次峰会——一次是2025年9月在北京举行的，另一次是今年6月在平壤举行的。在后一次峰会上，双方承诺将两国关系提升为“战略伙伴关系”。