China’s Top Envoy to Visit North Korea for First Time Since 2019

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea this week, marking his first trip to the neighboring country in more than six years as Beijing and Pyongyang look to strengthen their ties amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.

Wang will arrive in North Korea on Thursday on a two-day visit at the invitation of the North’s Foreign Ministry, the official Korean Central News Agency said. Wang last visited North Korea in 2019.