North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in September 2025 in a photo carried by the Rodong Sinmun. [NEWS1]

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, Pyongyang's state media said on Friday.

Xi will “pay a state visit” to North Korea on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported without providing further details.

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It will mark Xi's first visit to North Korea in nearly seven years.