Xi And Kim Push For Increased Cooperation As Beijing And Pyongyang Get Closer

Source: International Business Times

A woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of the 2019 meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a train station in Seoul on June 8, 2026. China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea on June 8, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. Getty Images Kim Jong Un hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang on Monday, featuring a large-scale ceremonial welcome with military honors, flag-lined streets and coordinated displays across the North Korean capital as part of a rare visit by the Chinese leader.