China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week
Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week for a rare visit that comes just weeks after the Chinese leader hosted US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin for separate, nearly back-to-back visits in Beijing.
Xi welcomes Putin and touts "unyielding" ties on heels of Trump's visit
China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.
Putin Hails Trust With ‘Old Friend’ Xi
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.
North Korea: US needs to wake up to our nuclear power
The United States needs to wake up and accept that North Korea is a nuclear power, the country said as it prepared to welcome Xi Jinping for a state visit on Monday.
North Korea will not retreat from nuclear status, Kim Jong Un's sister says
Kim Yo Jong, the sister ​of North Korean leader ‌Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never back ​down on its ​status as a nuclear-armed state, ⁠warning that it ​will not tolerate any threats, ​Yonhap News Agency said on Sunday.