North Korea, China agree to boost ties as Xi makes rare visit
Key takeaways
- China's President Xi Jinping is on his first visit to North Korea in seven years.
- Xi touched down in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day visit — his first to North Korea since 2019.
- During their talks, Xi expressed China's willingness to expand cooperation in a wide range of areas including trade, agriculture, construction and technology, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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China's President Xi Jinping is on his first visit to North Korea in seven years. It is also Xi's first international trip this year after hosting key summits with US and Russian leaders.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ez6PChina has long been North Korea's primary diplomatic backer and its economic lifeline Image: Yan Yan/Xinhua/picture alliance Advertisement Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to deepen the ties between their countries as Xi attended a bilateral summit in Pyongyang in a likely bid to reassert Beijing's exclusive influence over its neighbor.
Xi touched down in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day visit — his first to North Korea since 2019.