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The Chinese President Xi received a colourful welcome to Pyongyang for his first visit in seven years. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. On the left, Xi Jinping holding hands with Kim Jong Un. On the right, Laura Bicker. Watch: Why is China's Xi Jinping visiting North Korea? Chinese leader Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea, in his first official visit since 2019. The trip comes as Beijing is trying to reassert sway over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner that has drawn closer to Russia. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker explains why this visit is likely to be less about friendship, and more about leverage. 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