The Chinese leader begins his first foreign trip of the year by pledging that the ‘traditional friendship’ between the countries will not change.

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.

Xi Jinping visits North Korea June 8-9 for the first time since 2019, days after Pyongyang unveiled a nuclear fuel facility. What it means for markets.