Xi Jinping pays respects at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang and then has lunch with Kim Jong-un
Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea strengthened North Korea-China ties with a visit to the Sino-North Korean Friendship Tower and a lunch with Kim Jong-un. Quickly check the visit schedule and significance, and take a look at the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute on the 9th at the ChinaNorth Korea Friendship Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, and had lunch with North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un. President Xi's state visit to North Korea concluded with a onenight, twoday schedule.
President Xi and his wife, guided by Chairman Kim and his wife that morning, visited the Friendship Tower, which honors Chinese troops who fought in the Korean War. At the site, the national anthems of both countries were played, and Xi laid a wreath and observed a moment of silence.
Afterward, Xi and Kim visited the Central Cadre School of the Workers' Party, observed a class related to North KoreaChina relations, and toured the campus. Both sides assessed that this visit served as an opportunity to reaffirm the historical ties and socialist ideological solidarity between the two countries.