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China's Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap reports
The visit could help restore ties that cooled during the pandemic and may position Xi to mediate between North Korea and the United States.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday, citing a high-ranking official who said the trip is imminent.
- Beijing and Pyongyang have warmed long-standing ties in recent months, marking the 65th anniversary of their cooperation treaty this year. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang traveled to the North Korean capital last month to meet leader Kim Jong-un and diplomat Choe Son-hui.
- A team of Chinese security service and protocol officials recently visited Pyongyang to prepare for the trip, indicating that a visit by Jinping remains highly likely based on these preparatory movements.
- Following summit talks with President Donald Trump in Beijing last week, the Chinese President may seek to mediate relations between North Korea and the United States, with both leaders reaffirming their shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked the Chinese President to help mediate relations during his January visit to Beijing, and Jinping responded positively as Beijing works with Pyongyang to restore ties weakened during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Xi's visit could already take place at the end of May or early June. Xi US President Trump received in Beijing last week
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China’s Xi tipped for North Korea visit amid renewed Trump-Kim diplomacy talk
SEOUL, May 21 — Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week and will try to act as a mediator between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a senior government official.Another government source was cited by Yonhap as saying a team of Chinese security service and protocol officials was in Pyongyang recently and that a visit by Xi late in May …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping could visit North Korea as early as next week, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
·Oslo, Norway
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