China's Xi vows to bring ties with North Korea to 'new heights' during rare visit
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Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare two-day state visit to Pyongyang on Monday, holding summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Both leaders pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation in military exchanges and economic trade. The visit occurs amid North Korea's strengthening military and economic ties with Russia.
Moderate: Moderate outlets characterize the visit as Xi's effort to reassert Beijing's unique influence over North Korea, emphasizing mutual commitment to deepen cooperation and Kim's statement that strengthening ties with China is his country's top priority.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets frame the visit as a 'new start' or 'new historical starting point' for China-North Korea relations, emphasizing military cooperation and economic strengthening while noting it occurs in the context of North Korea's ties with Russia.
It was Xi's first visit to North Korea in seven years.
Xi and Kim last met in Beijing in September after viewing a military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and other foreign leaders. ...