Overview

• Choe Son-hui began her visit on Sept. 27 at Wang Yi's invitation and is scheduled to remain in Beijing through Sept. 30.
• The ministers met on Sept. 28, with Chinese media reporting plans to deepen strategic cooperation and revitalize exchanges consistent with the Sept. 4 leaders' meeting.
• Choe arrived by air and traveled to the North Korean embassy in a motorcade displaying Chinese and North Korean flags.
• The visit follows Kim Jong Un's early-September trip to China, which Choe joined, making this her second trip to China this month.
• Choe has served as foreign minister since June 2022 and previously made a solo visit to Russia, while this is her first solo visit to China in the role.