Chinese leader Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea next week, his first since 2019. The announcement follows North Korea's unveiling of a new facility for producing nuclear bomb material.

<img alt="People watch TV in public" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/29f8c88f-7488-4bc5-a502-4a5f48ff8e47,1780644493817/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C182%2C5031%2C2829%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 5, 2026." width="620" /><p>The announcement of the trip came a day after North Korea unv...