CHINESE leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced today, in what will be his first visit since 2019.His trip will be the latest in a series of steps by China to reinforce its close ties with its neighbour. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reached out to Russia in recent years, sending troops and weapons to support its war against Ukraine.But in the past year, Mr Kim has likewise been trying to improve ties with China, the North’s biggest trading partner and provider of aid.

CHINESE leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced today, in what will be his first visit since 2019.

His trip will be the latest in a series of steps by China to reinforce its close ties with its neighbour. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reached out to Russia in recent years, sending troops and weapons to support its war against Ukraine.

But in the past year, Mr Kim has likewise been trying to improve ties with China, the North’s biggest trading partner and provider of aid.

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