Kim Jong Un hosts top Chinese official in Pyongyang
- Published on 17/07/2026 - 12:33 GMT+2 North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un reportedly met with a top Chinese official on Thursday as Pyongyang and Beijing continue to bolster relations.
- Wang Huning, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, led a Chinese delegation that touched down in the North Korean capital earlier this week, North Korea's KCNA state news agency reported on Friday.
- China has historically had a strained relationship with Pyongyang despite maintaining economic and security ties, and North Korea's deepening links with Russia have prompted fresh concern
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- Published on 17/07/2026 - 12:33 GMT+2 North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un reportedly met with a top Chinese official on Thursday as Pyongyang and Beijing continue to bolster relations.
- Wang Huning, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, led a Chinese delegation that touched down in the North Korean capital earlier this week, North Korea's KCNA state news agency reported on Friday.
- China has historically had a strained relationship with Pyongyang despite maintaining economic and security ties, and North Korea's deepening links with Russia have prompted fresh concern
Sources: Euronews