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

NPR News · Jun 8, 2026, 12:49 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Xi traveled to Pyongyang on Monday in a likely attempt to reassert China's unique influence over its socialist neighbor.

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