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President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit North Korea on June 8-9, marking his first trip there in nearly seven years amid Beijing's efforts to strengthen ties with Pyongyang.
President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea on June 8 and 9, marking his first visit to the country in almost seven years, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua on Friday.
This visit reflects Beijing's intention to enhance its relationship with Pyongyang, as reported by Reuters.
The announcement follows two separate summits hosted by Xi in Beijing last month with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times during his first term, has previously expressed openness to meeting Kim again.
Kim attended a large military parade in Beijing last September, traveling to the Chinese capital aboard his distinctive green armored train.
Beijing aims to bring Pyongyang back into its sphere of influence after exchanges between the two were frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic and following Kim's efforts to strengthen ties with Moscow by sending troops and weapons to support Russia in its conflict with Ukraine.
