At the invitation of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), paid an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.

 

应中国国家主席、军委主席习近平之邀，朝鲜工人党主席、国家事务委员会主席金正恩于周天至周三对中国进行非正式访问。
 

 

During the visit, Xi held talks with Kim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan held a welcoming banquet for Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju and watched an art performance together.

 

Li Keqiang, Chinese premier¹ and member of the Standing² Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Chinese Vice³ President Wang Qishan attended related activities, respectively.

 

During the talks, Xi expressed warm welcome on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to Kim for his first visit to China.

 

Xi said he appreciated that Kim sent him a congratulatory message after the 19th CPC National Congress on his re-election as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and the assumption of office of chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission (CMC).

 

Xi was also grateful to Kim for congratulating him again several days ago immediately after he was re-elected China's president and chairman of the CMC of the country.

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