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‘A special sense of closeness’: China’s Xi vows stronger ties with North Korea in rare visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Monday, June 8, 2026. © Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said that China world not swerve from its commitment ​to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un during a rare summit between the two leaders in Pyongyang. The summit comes at a time when China's economy, strengthened by growing trade and military ties to Russia, could boost ⁠North Korea's confidence in talks.

China will not swerve from its commitment ​to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told the North's leader on Monday during a rare Pyongyang summit.

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