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

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.