Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea on June 8-9 at the invitation of leader Kim Jong-un. This marks Xi's second visit to the country and underscores their strong ties.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next Monday and Tuesday in a show of the two countries’ strong ties. At the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Xi will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from June 8 to 9, Xinhua reported on Friday morning, citing a statement from the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The trip will be Xi’s second to North Korea. The Chinese president visited in 2019, before...