Xi Jinping to visit the DPRK

Xi Jinping & Kim Jong Un during the Chinese president's visit to the DPRK in 2019

Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, is scheduled to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a two-day state visit from June 8 to 9, 2026. This visit is made at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK.

While specific agendas for the visit have not been publicly detailed, the state visit will aim to strengthen diplomatic relations, enhance bilateral cooperation, and discuss regional security and trade and economic matters.

The fact that Xi Jinping is travelling to Pyongyang highlights the importance of relationship between the two socialist states to the Chinese president and government.