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China’s Xi Jinping visits North Korea on rare state visit to boost ties with Kim Jong Un

China's President Xi Jinping has begun a two-day visit to North Korea. He says he's willing to take the ties between the two nations to “new heights” during a meeting with Kim Jong Un. It's Xi's first trip to Pyongyang since 2019.

Al Jazeera's Jack Barton reports from Seoul, South Korea.

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