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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties as North Korea visit wraps up

Jinping has wrapped up a two-day visit to Pyongyang, his first official trip to North Korea since 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pulled out all the stops for Xi when he arrived

Every world leader who has visited China in 2026 in one chart

Korea, Canada, Finland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Germany, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Vietnam, Mozambique, Iran, Tajikistan, the United States, Seychelles, Moldova, Singapore, Serbia, Brazil, and Laos have travelled to China this

‘As close as lips and teeth’: The highs and lows of China-North Korea ties

Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to the full theatre of [North Korean](/news/2026/6/8/chinas-xi-jinping-arrives-in-north-korea-on-rare-state-visit) state ceremony, with flags, flowers, military honours and crowds to welcome the leader of the country that has long been

North Korea needs China for survival: Why does Beijing need Pyongyang?

Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang on [his first overseas trip this year](/news/2026/6/5/chinas-xi-headed-to-north-korea-in-bid-to-shore-up-ties) as he aims to boost ties with North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed nation opposed to US military expansion in the Asia