Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un this week, in the first visit by a Chinese president to the country since 2005.
The meeting comes at a tense juncture, with talks between the US and North Korea over denuclearisation and sanctions stalled and Washington and Beijing locked in a fierce battle over trade and technology.
Mr Xi’s visit, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, will mark the fifth time the two leaders have met in office since their first meeting in Beijing last year.
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