Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?

Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.

A ‘Miraculous Transformation’: How Kim Jong-un Fortified North Korea

He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Chinese president visits North Korea for the first time in 7 years

China's President Xi Jinping is in North Korea, his first trip in seven years, in a bid to reassert China's influence in the region.

By Anthony Kuhn

US adversaries China, North Korea strengthening ties as Xi, Kim set to begin talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for a rare state visit, set to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as both nations seek to restore their traditional alliance.

China's Xi to visit North Korea for first time in seven years as Beijing tests its influence over Kim

North Korea may use the summit as an opportunity to press for economic concessions or Beijing's "tacit recognition" of its nuclear status, analysts say.

Pyongyang rolls out the red carpet as Xi Jinping is welcomed with pomp and ceremony

China’s President Xi Jinping received a colourful welcome in Pyongyang as he began his two-day state visit to North Korea, his first in seven years. After landing at the airport, where Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan were welcomed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju with a handshake, the Chinese leader was escorted through the streets of Pyongyang by a nine-column motorcade to Kim Il-sung Square, the capital’s primary venue for parades and political events. There, at a for...

By Fan Chen

China's Xi begins rare North Korea visit

China's President Xi Jinping has kicked off his first visit to North Korea in seven years. It is also Xi's first international trip this year after hosting key summits with US and Russian leaders.

Rare visit: China's Xi Jinping meets North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a state visit to North Korea, meeting with leader Kim Jong Un to strengthen strategic ties. Xi emphasized their "unbreakable and enduring" friendship and commitment to regional peace. The visit occurs amid heightened tensions and North Korea's non-negotiable stance on its nuclear program.

By AYUSH PANDEY

China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit, hails 'invincible friendship' with Pyongyang

China’s President Xi Jinping hailed an “invincible friendship” with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea on Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington’s chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea’s main trading partner by far for decades and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for the country hit by multiple international sanctions. Military officers lined a red carpet as an Air China plane carrying Xi arrived for...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Xi arrives in Pyongyang amid renewed focus on China-North Korea relations

Nearly seven years after his last trip to North Korea, Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Pyongyang on Monday, seeking to reconnect with an ally that has grown increasingly emboldened by its military partnership with Russia and more assertive about its nuclear ambitions. Xi arrived in the North Korean capital at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by first lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese Communist Party official Cai Qi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to China's

By The Korea Herald

Xi Jinping visits North Korea to reassert influence over emboldened Kim Jong Un

By Heesu Lee

China's Xi visits North Korea after Trump, Putin meetings

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he headed to North Korea for a visit, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.

China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit

SEOUL - China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.

Flags, gun salute greet China's Xi on arrival in North Korea for summit

Xi arrived in Pyongyang to a red-carpet welcome from Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju, alongside a guard of honour

By Reuters