On June 17, at 8pm, DPRK and Chinese official news outlets reported that President Xi Jinping would make a state visit to North Korea by the end of the week.
It was pretty short notice, given that the visit was set to begin on June 20, but it was remarkable that the news was released simultaneously. It implied a high level of coordination between Pyongyang and Beijing.
On June 17, at 8pm, DPRK and Chinese official news outlets reported that President Xi Jinping would make a state visit to North Korea by the end of the week.
It was pretty short notice, given that the visit was set to begin on June 20, but it was remarkable that the news was released simultaneously. It implied a high level of coordination between Pyongyang and Beijing.
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