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Xi Jinping paid a 27-hour visit to North Korea. The joint communique lacked mentions of nuclear weapons and military alliance cooperation, reaching consensus only on commemorative facilities and other minor matters.

An article published by the PLA Daily on the eve of the morning wakeup call warned party cadres to stay away from dangerous walls, which the outside world interpreted as a signal hint regarding high-level power.

Xi Jinping visited the Central Cadre School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, where he planted trees and unveiled a monument with Kim Jong Un. This symbolic power transfer marker has been pointed out as resembling an abdication during one's lifetime.

The website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision reported that Wei Xiaodong, Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Political Consultative Conference, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.

The removal of Chen Xi as President of the Central Party School by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection amid purge operations is seen as a key move to eliminate the core figures of the Fujian faction.

In June 2026, Xi Jinping visited North Korea for the first time in seven years, seeking political leverage by taking the opportunity to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty.

Shortly before the announcement of Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, North Korea suddenly launched several short-range ballistic missiles on May 26, signaling to the outside world that its schedule is not constrained by external agendas.