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news Scmp World 2026-06-09

China's Xi Jinping Stays at Exclusive Pyongyang Guest House

Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying at the secluded Kumsusan State Guest House in Pyongyang during his two-day state visit to North Korea. He was welcomed by leader Kim Jong-un.


Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned to Pyongyang’s Kumsusan State Guest House, the highly secluded counterpart to Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guest House. Xi began a two-day state visit to North Korea on Monday. He was welcomed at the airport by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, before attending a welcoming ceremony at Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung Square and then heading on to the guest house. The guest house, completed in 2019, was first publicly used during Xi’s visit to North Korea that...

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