As Xi Jinping Heads To North Korea After Seven Years, What Does China Hope To Gain?

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• As Xi Jinping Heads To North Korea After Seven Years, What Does China Hope To Gain?
• Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 11:56 IST Xi's upcoming visit to North Korea is being widely viewed as an attempt to reinforce its close ties with Kim Jong Un, who has reached out to Russia in recent years.
• Rapid Read Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
• (Reuters/File Image) Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a high-profile visit to North Korea on June 8 (Monday), his first in seven years, underscoring the deepening partnership between the two countries amid tensions with the West, particularly the United States.
• Xi’s upcoming visit to North Korea is being widely viewed as an attempt to reinforce its close ties with Kim Jong Un, who has reached out to Russia in recent years by sending troops and conventional weapons to support its war...