Kim Jong Un congratulates Xi Jinping on third term as head of Chinese Communist Party, vows ‘beautiful future’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered his "warmest congratulations" to Chinese leader Xi Jinping for securing a third term as the head of the Chinese Communist Party on Sunday.

"I, together with you, will shape [a] more beautiful future of the DPRK-China relations, meeting the demand of the times," Kim wrote, according to an Agence France-Presse. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders

Xi has ruled China as the head of the CCP for 10 years, and his third term is widely seen as cementing him as a leader whose role in the party could rival even Chairman Mao Zedong.