Xi Arrives in North Korea, Calls Ties a 'New Starting Point'
Xi’s trip signals Beijing’s effort to preserve influence as North Korea deepens ties with Russia and expands its nuclear arsenal, analysts said.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to start a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
- Xi Jinping's visit marks the 65th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty between China and North Korea, the only such pact China has signed.
- During the summit, Xi Jinping said China will continue safeguarding common interests with North Korea and supporting Kim Jong Un.
- The discussions are expected to focus on economic ties and possible increases in tourism, but the agenda regarding North Korea's nuclear program has not been disclosed.
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Experts believe that China's leader Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on an official visit amid active military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Beijing is seeking to restore its influence over the North Korean regime and limit its rapprochement with the Kremlin, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing an analysis by Deutsche Welle. This is the Chinese leader's first visit to North Korea since 2019. This visit is a response to the rapid expans…
China’s President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a banquet this Monday in which they held a bilateral relationship that, according to the Chinese leader, is at a “new historical starting point,” as part of their state visit to North Korea.
Today in Pyongyang: Strange tale of rogue state rivalry for the affections of . . . North Korea?
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2026 Non-AI Real World News If China’s state news agency Xinhua is to be believed, and it should not, President Xi Jinping’s visit to resource-rich North Korea on June 8, 2026, is a much bigger event than the recent state visits to Beijing by U.S. President Donald Trump and […]
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The Chinese president has arrived in North Korea. The world is watching
Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong-un. Much hinges on this.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang today for an unusual state visit that, according to experts, is likely to seek to reaffirm China’s unique influence over North Korea in exchange for economic and political benefits. During a two-day trip, his first visit to North Korea in seven years, Xi will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It will be his first summit since September, when they met in Beijing after witnessing a military par…
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