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    China's Xi Visits Kim In Pyongyang, With An Eye Toward Talks With Trump

    The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. But some experts believe Xi Jinping's trip has another purpose.
    by Anthony Kuhn Jun 20, 2019 3 minutes
    A man waits for a taxi in Beijing as news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, being greeted in Pyongyang by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown on a large screen outside a shopping mall.

    China's leader Xi Jinping arrived by plane in North Korea's capital on Thursday, for his fifth summit with Kim Jong Un since last year. Xi is the first Chinese leader to visit Pyongyang in 14 years.

    Chinese and North Korean state media showed the two leaders looking out over the tarmac at the airport, as a military band plays and crowds of North Koreans wave flags to welcome Xi in his Air China jet. Banners

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