China's Xi holds talks with North Korea's Kim in Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, on Sep 3, 2025, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency. - Photo: KCNA via Reuters

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un met for talks in Beijing on Thursday (Sept 4), state media reported, while the North Korean leader is in China on a rare foreign visit.

Kim and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi at a massive parade of Chinese military might on Wednesday in Beijing, where underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons were showcased to the foreign leaders.