Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Pyongyang for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on June 8, 2026. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, welcomed Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport in Pyongyang on Monday. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)