North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping in January. Xi will begin a visit to Pyongyang on Thursday. Photo: AP

Xi Jinping’s state visit to North Korea aims for ‘new impetus’ in ties

Stalled denuclearisation talks also expected to be on the agenda when Chinese president meets Kim Jong-un this week
Analysts say Korean peninsula has become intense diplomatic battleground between Beijing and Washington

Topic | North Korea nuclear crisis

Lee Jeong-ho

Published: 11:00pm, 18 Jun, 2019

Updated: 1:25pm, 21 Jun, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping in January. Xi will begin a visit to Pyongyang on Thursday. Photo: AP

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Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho reports on China's diplomacy for the Post. He also covers East Asian security and defence stories. Before joining the Post he was with the South Korean Air Force and News1 Korea. He has a bachelor's degree in media and communications and Chinese studies from Sydney University and a master's of international studies in Chinese area studies from Seoul National University.