Xi lands in North Korea
Digest more
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea for a two-day state visit, his first in nearly seven years, aimed at strengthening Beijing's ties with Pyongyang amid North Korea's growing closeness to Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had warm words for "old friend" Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, describing their relationship in personal terms and dismissing the notion that the war in Ukraine had driven a Russian "pivot" toward the East Asian power.