China's Xi Jinping to make rare visit to North Korea

The update

Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing

Why it matters

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of china, jinping, make, rare, visit: Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.