{"id":44886,"date":"2026-06-08T01:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/44886\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:48:17","slug":"a-rare-visit-by-xi-to-north-korea-for-talks-with-kim-jong-un-the-daily-guardian-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/44886\/","title":{"rendered":"A RARE VISIT BY XI TO NORTH KOREA FOR TALKS WITH KIM JONG UN | The Daily Guardian &#8211; newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"size6 m-0 magName svelte-1tmct67\">The Daily Guardian<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p class=\"size6 m-0 issueName svelte-1tmct67\">June 08, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortDesc svelte-1tmct67\">China\u2019s Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to showcase an increasingly assertive foreign policy anchored by closer ties with his country\u2019s former Cold War allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hidden svelte-1tmct67\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"prefImg svelte-1tmct67\" id=\"pref-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-RARE-VISIT-BY-XI-TO-NORTH-KOREA-FOR-TALKS-WITH-KIM-JONG-UN.jpg\" alt=\"A RARE VISIT BY XI TO NORTH KOREA FOR TALKS WITH KIM JONG UN\" loading=\"eager\"\/> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">China, the North\u2019s economic pipeline, is expected to reassert its influence over a traditionally allied government that has grown closer to Russia in recent times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">The meeting between the two leaders is their first since Kim traveled to Beijing for a World War II event in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">Here is a look at what they may be seeking from their upcoming meeting:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">After years of prioritizing Russia \u2014 dispatching thousands of troops and munitions to support Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 North Korea\u2019s leader is now seeking stronger ties with China to break further out of isolation, embracing the idea of a \u201cnew Cold War\u201d and projecting Pyongyang as part of a united front against Washington.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/IN\/ITV-Network\/The-Daily-Guardian\/Newspaper\/\" alt=\"cover-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cover svelte-1tmct67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780883297_389_1.jpg\"  alt=\"The Daily Guardian\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mgd__lhd__cover__logo mgd__lhd__gold svelte-1tmct67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/static\/icons\/MG_Icon.svg\" alt=\"Magzter Gold Title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"cnt__title svelte-1tmct67\">This story is from the June 08, 2026 edition of The Daily Guardian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnt__title svelte-1tmct67\">Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/magztergold\/checkout?plan=2\" id=\"subscribe-story\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE NOW <\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"cnt__ft svelte-1tmct67\">Already a subscriber? 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