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For the first time in seven years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Pyongyang on June 8 – closely following his separate summits with the U.S. and Russian presidents.
In this photo provided by North Korean state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit meeting in Beijing, China, Sep. 4, 2025.
According to North Korea’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 5, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will head to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on June 8 for a summit meeting with North Korea’s autocratic leader Kim Jong Un. The visit was also confirmed by China’s state news agency, Xinhua.
It will be Xi’s first visit to Pyongyang since 2019, and just his second visit overall since coming to power in late 2012.
