{"id":350596,"date":"2026-06-09T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-xi-jinping-pays-rare-visit-to-north-korea-for-talks-with-leader-kim-jong-un-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:00:52","slug":"chinas-xi-jinping-pays-rare-visit-to-north-korea-for-talks-with-leader-kim-jong-un-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-xi-jinping-pays-rare-visit-to-north-korea-for-talks-with-leader-kim-jong-un-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Xi Jinping pays rare visit to North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ilxWNZT-Mpk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China's Xi Jinping pays rare visit to North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ilxWNZT-Mpk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Xi Jinping is making a rare trip to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un. 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