North Korea gives Chinese ambassador Li Jinjun the cold shoulder

By David Wroe
Updated May 23 2015 - 8:08pm, first published 5:00pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a photo session with participants of the 2nd National Competition of Young Frontrunners in Noble Traits. Photo: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a photo session with participants of the 2nd National Competition of Young Frontrunners in Noble Traits. Photo: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during a visit to the Sinchang fish farm under Korean People's Army  at an undisclosed location in North Korea.  Photo: KNS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during a visit to the Sinchang fish farm under Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Photo: KNS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Taedonggang Terrapin Farm in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Taedonggang Terrapin Farm in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA

Seoul: China's new ambassador to North Korea has been frozen out in an unprecedented snub that underscores deteriorating relations between the rogue state and its principal ally and threatens further destabilisation in one of Asia's security flashpoints.

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