North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the People's Theater on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang. (Korean Central News Agency via KNS/AFP)In an unusual commentary released by state media Thursday, North Korea accused a foreign country that claims to be a “friendly neighbor” of measures tantamount to an attempt to bring down the Pyongyang regime. [North Korea says Malaysia can’t be trusted to investigate the killing of leader’s half brother]However, relations between China and North Korea have become strained in recent weeks by a number of key events. Beijing announced last week that it was suspending all coal imports from North Korea until the end of the year. Now it appears that North Korea may be trying to send a message to Beijing, too.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2017 16:07 UTC