Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, was warmly welcomed in Pyongyang on Monday as he arrived for a state visit to the DPRK.

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✨🇨🇳Xi Jinping:In the late 1960s, I worked as a farmer in a small village on the Loess Plateau. There I experienced first-hand the hardships in farming and saw how the local people struggled to make ends meet. Their longing for a better life has stayed in my mind ever since. Half a century later, I revisited the village and found the villagers no longer in want of food or clothing, as evidenced by the happy smiles on their faces. Throughout the years, I have been to cities, towns and villages across China and visited many countries in the world. One deep impression I get is that only through continuous development can the people's dream for a better life and social stability be realized.

Xi Jinping warned Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US-China relations toward conflict during talks in Beijing. They also discussed trade tensions and Iran, with Xi urging cooperation while Trump said he expected a long conversation on Tehran.