Chinese Premier to Visit North Korea for Ruling Party Anniversary
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea this week to attend the 80th anniversary celebration of the country’s ruling party, China’s foreign ministry announced Tuesday.
Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, will lead a party and government delegation on an official visit from Oct. 9 to 11, according to a foreign ministry spokesperson.
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- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea from October 9 to 11, 2024, to attend the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
- The visit follows an invitation from North Korea, with Li leading a Chinese party and government delegation.
- In September, Kim Jong Un visited Beijing, where Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of China-DPRK relations and strategic coordination.
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- Early September 2025：
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing for the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
- September 4, 2025：
- President Xi Jinping met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing.
- October 7, 2025：
- China’s foreign ministry announced that Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea to attend the 80th anniversary celebration of the country’s ruling party.
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