North Korea has revised its constitution to remove all references to reunification with South Korea. According to a document shared by Seoul's Unification Ministry on Wednesday, the move erases any goal of reuniting the two nations.
The revision codifies leader Kim Jong Un's push to treat the two Koreas as separate states and locks in his shift toward treating Seoul as a permanent adversary. This change also marks the first time North Korea has added a territorial clause to its constitution.
China has long been the country's main economic backer, though Pyongyang has drawn closer to Moscow since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.