China’s Xi visits North Korea for Kim talks (opens in new tab)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on June 8 for a two-day state visit, his first trip to North Korea in seven years and his first overseas trip of 2026, Chinese state media reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju greeted Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan at the airport; Xi’s delegation included Foreign Minister Wang Yi and senior Communist Party official Cai Qi. No detailed agenda was announced before the talks, but Beijing said Xi and Kim would discuss bi...