Xinhua
08 Jun 2026, 17:46 GMT+10
(260608) -- PYONGYANG, June 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, accompanied by Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspects the honor guard of the three services of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, the DPRK, June 8, 2026. Kim held a grand welcome ceremony for Xi at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
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