Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea this week—his first trip
in over six years—as Beijing and Pyongyang seek closer ties amid geopolitical
uncertainty. Invited by North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, Wang will arrive
Thursday for a two-day visit, his last having been in 2019. China remains
Pyongyang’s key economic backer despite sanctions, though North Korea has
recently deepened ties with Russia. Kim Jong Un’s visit to Beijing last year
signaled rebalancing. The trip comes ahead of Donald Trump’s planned China
visit, with Seoul exploring a possible Trump-Kim meeting, though prospects
remain uncertain.
