Kim–Xi meetings
The Kim–Xi meetings were a series of summits between
First meeting
Date | March 25–28, 2018 |
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Location | Chairman ) |
The first China–North Korea meeting in 2018 was organized by the invitation from Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. During the meeting between the two heads of state, Kim Jong Un officially invited Xi Jinping to Pyongyang at a time convenient for him, and Xi accepted the invitation.[6] During the confidential summit schedule, Xi presented and explained the list of the presents to Kim, who also prepared several gifts and described their details for Xi.[7] Xi urged Kim to strengthen the strategic and diplomatic future partnership between China and North Korea. Kim stressed to Xi that North Korea and China are long-established socialist countries and that there are many ways to cooperate in various aspects in the future.[8]
Reactions
Regarding North Korea nuclear weapons crisis with a diplomatic solution and Beijing's issue with the United States trade war, the two leaders meeting might be substantial leverage for answering to a puzzle of resolution to both two long-lasting socialist countries.[9]
The Chinese state news agency,
Second meeting
Date | May 7–8, 2018 |
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Location | Chairman ) |
Kim Jong Un met Xi Jinping for the second time in
Third meeting
Date | June 19–20, 2018 |
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Location | Chairman ) |
Kim Jong Un met with Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 19–20, 2018.[13][14] Kim was speculated to have sought advice from Xi about a future, mutually beneficial negotiation strategy between the DPRK and United States.[15]
Fourth meeting
Date | January 7–10, 2019 |
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Location | Chairman ) |
Kim Jong Un met with Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 7–10, 2019.
Fifth meeting
Date | June 20–21, 2019 |
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Location | Chairman ) |
Xi Jinping visited Kim Jong Un in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on June 20–21, 2019.
See also
References
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