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Kim Goes All-Out For Xi! Thousands Flood Pyongyang As Chinese President Gets 'Hero's Reception'

| Jun 09, 2026, 12:23:21 AM | TOI.in
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Is China leading a new Axis against the United States? Chinese President Xi Jinping received a grand welcome in Pyongyang during his first visit to North Korea since 2019. Thousands of North Koreans filled Kim Il Sung Square waving flags, flowers, and balloons as leader Kim Jong Un personally greeted Xi and First Lady Peng Liyuan. The visit, Xi's first overseas trip of 2026, featured a lavish state ceremony, military honors, and a high-profile summit between the two leaders. During talks, Xi expressed China's willingness to expand cooperation with North Korea in trade, agriculture, construction, and technology. Kim described relations between the two countries as "unbreakable" and pledged to deepen bilateral friendship. The visit comes at a time of heightened regional tensions, with China increasing pressure around Taiwan and asserting its presence in the South China Sea.

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