China’s Xi heads for North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un
China’s Xi heads for North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un
Published: 08:19 am Jun 20, 2019
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Thursday morning for a state visit to North Korea, where he’s expected to talk with leader Kim Jong Un about his nuclear program while negotiations have stalled with Washington. The Xinhua news agency reported Xi was visiting North Korea at Kim’s invitation and was accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, and several Communist Party officials. He would be the first Chinese president in 14 years to visit North Korea. Chinese and North Korea media have said Xi would stay in Pyongyang for two days. His meeting with Kim would their fifth summit since Kim entered nuclear diplomacy with the United States and South Korea early last year.