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Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang on trip to revitalise China-North Korea ties

Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan walk the red carpet with Kim Jong-un and wife Ri Sol-ju past a North Korean honour guard
Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed by Kim Jong-un and wife, Ri Sol-ju, at Pyongyang’s Sunan airport. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for a two-day trip, his first in nearly seven years, as China’s leader looks to revitalise ties with his junior ally.

Footage published by China’s Xinhua state news agency showed an Air China plane carrying Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, touching down at Pyongyang’s Sunan international airport.

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