{"id":2336,"date":"2026-06-08T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2336"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:27","slug":"xis-pyongyang-visit-plays-into-chinas-efforts-to-be-a-more-global-leader-says-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2336","title":{"rendered":"Xi\u2019s Pyongyang visit plays into China\u2019s efforts to be a \u2018more global leader\u2019, says expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cj4lA_L8ZL8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and North Korea will jointly fight against hegemony and attempts to revive militarism that threatens regional security, according to comments published in North Korea&#8217;s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Monday (Jun 8). It comes a day after Pyongyang reaffirmed its nuclear armed status, saying there is no backing down from it. The Chinese leader will be in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day visit, in his first trip to North Korea in almost seven years. Jenny Town, senior fellow at Washington-based think-tank Stimson Center and director of its 38 North programme, shares her thoughts on the significance of Xi\u2019s visit with CNA\u2019s Asia First.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/cna.asia\/youtubesub <\/p>\n<p>Visit our website: https:\/\/cna.asia<br \/>\nDownload our app: https:\/\/cna.asia\/app<\/p>\n<p>Get our editors&#8217; picks of stories via chat apps:<br \/>\nTelegram: https:\/\/cna.asia\/telegram<br \/>\nWhatsApp: https:\/\/cna.asia\/whatsapp<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on these platforms:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/channelnewsasia<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channelnewsasia <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@channelnewsasia\" data-unique-id=\"channelnewsasia\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@channelnewsasia?refer=creator_embed\">@channelnewsasia<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and North Korea will jointly fight against hegemony and attempts to revive militarism that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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