US EditionChina's foreign minister to visit North Korea for two days
The trip follows resumed rail and air links as Beijing seeks to rebuild ties with Pyongyang amid North Korea’s closer alignment with Russia.
- On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang travels to North Korea for a two-day visit at the invitation of the North's foreign ministry, marking his first trip since September 2019.
- Passenger train and flight services between Beijing and Pyongyang resumed in March after being suspended for six years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling renewed exchanges.
- Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shored up relations with Moscow, sending troops and weapons supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Chinese ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called the visit "an important move to advance bilateral ties," emphasizing that preserving China-DPRK relations "has always been an unwavering strategic policy."
- The visit precedes President Donald Trump's planned trip to China next month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid speculation Trump may seek to meet Kim during the travel.
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Update: Wang Yi to visit DPRK
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will visit the DPRK from April 9 to 10, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily news briefing
China's foreign minister to visit North Korea to bolster loosened ties
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea this week, his ministry said on Wednesday, signalling efforts by the East Asian neighbours to revitalise ties that chilled after the COVID‑19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit DPRK
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will visit the DPRK from April 9 to 10, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
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