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China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

Xi Jinping (center left) shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center right) during a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang

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

Xi 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

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

China’s Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea on rare state visit

Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, marking a rare state visit to North Korea [for a leader who has steadily cut down his travels](/news/2026/6/7/why-is-chinese-president-xi-jinping-visiting-north-korea-now) in recent years. Amid a 21-gun salute and the fanfare

Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea

Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit on Monday, as Xi made a rare visit to Pyongyang in a likely attempt to reassert

China’s Xi headed to North Korea in bid to shore up ties

Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8-9 following an invitation from Kim Jong Un, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The visit, announced on Friday, comes as Beijing seeks to shore up ties, with

China’s Xi, North Korea’s Kim pledge to boost ties at rare Pyongyang summit

Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have pledged to deepen their cooperation, according to state media, as Xi made a rare visit to Pyongyang. During a summit late on Monday, Xi told

Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?

Jinping, North Korea is the neighbour China can neither control nor afford to lose. The two sides often describe their relationship as one "forged in blood", a reference to the Korean War. Yet in recent

Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain

Jinping threw a grand welcome for Donald Trump on the first day of a visit that could reset ties between the rival superpowers. The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall