With China's Xi in North Korea, Kim to project confidence, defiance - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNMGZqUnhSNFBwVl9yTk1La2t0a2g0SzNranpqS0F2c1BJQ3NHRHJoaXVfMEQ2aGVaMVRWTXV0c2FiNFZsaEtNbGg4LTQzM2pSYk85Q3NnUktzekt4OXNfeWZ2LUFmVUdSTHpXNTZpOWZwWFVrT3poZWQ1UTJONHNieHhLUVM3QURwSlB2cDhxY0JTTEYzUXlrZ1daYnlfS2NXWktZTGJ2RU4zUQ?oc=5" target="_blank">With China's Xi in North Korea, Kim to project confidence, defiance</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a rare visit to North Korea, his first in nearly seven years, for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The meeting signals a shift in North Korea’s foreign policy toward deeper alliance with its former Cold War partners, as Pyongyang balances its relationship between Beijing and Moscow.

On June 7, 2026, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, strongly criticized the United States’ efforts to denuclearize North Korea, calling them an 'anachronistic dream.' Her statement came on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of the 5,000-ton warship Kang Kon, recently repaired after a failed launch in 2025. The event, reported by state media, comes just ahead of an official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, highlighting growing military developments in North Korea.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years, offering North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to showcase an ... country’s former Cold War allies.