(LEAD) China's Xi to visit N. Korea next week: KCNA
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea next week, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years. The visit, scheduled for June 8-9, comes at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This meeting follows their last encounter in September during a military parade in Beijing.
- ▪Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8-9, 2026.
- ▪This will be Xi's first visit to North Korea since June 2019.
- ▪The visit is at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK (LEAD) China's Xi to visit N. Korea next week: KCNA Woo Jae-yeon All News 11:28 June 05, 2026 SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, Pyongyang's state media said Friday. Xi will "pay a state visit" to North Korea on June 8-9 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, without providing further details. It will mark Xi's first visit to North Korea in nearly seven years.
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