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China’s Premier Li Qiang Arrives in Pyongyang for Workers’ Party 80th Anniversary

Li vows to implement Kim–Xi agreements, signaling tighter China–DPRK coordination.

This file photo, published by the Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 30, 2025, shows North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui (L) shaking hands with China's Premier Li Qiang in Beijing the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Li began a three-day official goodwill visit on Oct. 9, leading a party and government delegation, according to Xinhua and China’s foreign ministry.
  • The trip is the first by a Chinese premier to North Korea since Wen Jiabao’s visit in 2009.
  • Upon arrival, Li cited the countries’ “profound traditional friendship” and pledged stronger strategic communications and closer exchanges.
  • He said Beijing will carry out understandings reached by Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping during their talks in Beijing last month.
  • Russian official Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam also arrived for the festivities, with VNA reporting Lam met Kim to deepen cooperation as North Korea prepares large-scale celebrations that observers expect will include a military parade.