Xi Jinping

Xi leaves North Korea with renewed signs of China’s influence

(From left) Chinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju at a welcome ceremony for Xi in Pyongyang on June 8.

A ‘miraculous transformation’: How Kim Jong Un fortified North Korea

Kim Jong Un is recognised at home and abroad as North Korea’s most powerful leader to date because he has achieved the status of a de facto nuclear power.

China reasserts itself to contain North Korea’s tilt towards Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) watching a performance at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on June 8.

China’s Xi hails deeper understanding at end of North Korea summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watch a march-past as Kim holds a welcome ceremony for Xi at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea June 8, 2026. Yin Bogu/Xinhua via REUTERS

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South Korean President Lee earns praise for pragmatic approach to North and steady diplomacy hand

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends a press conference to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration at the Blue House in Seoul on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP)

Xi says willing to bring China-North Korea ties to ‘new heights’ during rare visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing, China on Sept 4, 2025.

China’s Xi says he will work with North Korea to fight hegemony, North Korean media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing on Sept 4, 2025.

Senior Chinese official Cai Qi tapped as head of central party school

Chinese Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi attends a meeting with global business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

Why Xi Jinping is going to North Korea to court Kim Jong Un

China's Xi Jinping is expected to use the two-day summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un to project a united front between allies against the West.

China's Xi to visit North Korea in push for deeper ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive for a reception marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

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