Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

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BreakingChinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

Relations rebuilding after years of relative isolation due to pandemic, Beijing’s denuclearisation stance and closer Pyongyang-Moscow ties

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Alyssa ChenPublished: 10:09am, 5 Jun 2026Updated: 10:12am, 5 Jun 2026Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next Monday and Tuesday in a show of the two countries’ strong ties.The trip will be Xi’s second to North Korea. The Chinese president visited in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic shut border crossings between the countries for years.Beijing and Pyongyang are cautiously rebuilding ties after years of relative isolation due to the pandemic, North Korea’s dissatisfaction with China’s support for denuclearisation and Beijing’s reservations over Pyongyang’s growing military cooperation with Moscow.Advertisement

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