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