"中, 시진핑 6월 방북 이후 北에 100만톤 식량지원 결정"<br /><br />China decided to provide food assistance to Pyeongyang after President Xi Jinping's visit to the regime in June.<br />That's according to Tokyo-based Asahi Shimbun on Tuesday, citing Seoul's government officials and North Korea-China traders.<br />After the summit in June, Beijing decided to send1 million tons of food aid, including corn and 800-thousand tons of rice.<br />Thanks to that temporary relief, the paper suggested the North might behave even harsher towards the South.<br />Seoul had offered to provide 50-thousand tons of rice via UN's World Food Programme, but the Pyeongyang rejected it citing the joint military exercise with the U.S.<br />
