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.

China’s Xi lands in North Korea for Kim meeting

Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up rhetoric of nuclear expansion

Xi Jinping set to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea, as China seeks to revitalise relationship

The China-North Korea relationship has been strained by a fall in trade during the pandemic and Pyongyang’s increasing ties with Russia Xi Jinping visits North Korea on Monday for a two-day trip, his first in nearly seven years, as China’s president looks to revitalise ties with his junior ally. Xi is expected to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang. North Korea is China’s only formal treaty ally but in recent years their relationship has been strained by a virtual freeze in t...

By Amy Hawkins in Beijing

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory

North Korea has released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting huge munitions at a weapons factory

China’s Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day visit, his first to North Korea since 2019. More to follow...

By Orange Wang

China's Xi says he will work with North Korea to fight hegemony, North Korean media says

China's Xi set to visit North Korea for closely watched talks with Kim Jong Un

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit in 7 years, likely to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea

With Xi Jinping set to meet Kim Jong-Un this week, what’s driving China-North Korea relations?

By Rishika Singh

Xi set to arrive in N. Korea on first visit in 7 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to arrive in North Korea on Monday for a two-day state visit, his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years, as Beijing looks to reinforce ties with its traditional ally that has increasingly been growing intimate with Russia. Xi is expected to land at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may greet him, as he did during Xi's last visit in 2019. The two leaders will then ride through streets that will likely be lined

By The Korea Herald

Xi delivers veiled swipe at Japan ahead of summit with North Korea’s Kim

Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged Pyongyang to join Beijing in rejecting "any scheme or action aimed at reviving militarism and undermining regional security and stability."

China's Xi says he will work with North Korea to fight hegemony, North Korean media says

Xi is expected to arrive in North Korea on Monday for a two-day visit, his first in seven years, and hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Chinese leader Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit

China’s President Xi Jinping hailed an “invincible friendship” with Pyongyang on arrival 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 […]

By AFP

N Korea N programme'absolutely non-negotiable'

Kim Yo Jong says country 'will not tolerate any threats'

By AFP