# Why is China's Xi in North Korea?

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Podcast: [Radio National Breakfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135)
Published: 2026-06-08T20:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/nk-xi/106774918
Audio file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lb/Z/h6.mp3
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is in North Korea after almost seven years to restrengthen ties with regime leader Kim Jong Un. So what does this have to do with Moscow, and is North Korea's nuclear progress up for discussion?

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