DPRK-Xi/Welcome Ceremony
DPRK-Xi/Welcome Ceremony
Dateline : June 8, 2026
Location : Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Duration : 0'43
Pyongyang, DPRK - June 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Grand welcome ceremony held by Kim Jong Un, general secretary of Workers' Party of Korea and president of State Affairs of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for Xi Jinping, general secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president
2. Portraits of Xi (L), Kim (R); children cheering
3. Various of people waiting for Xi, Kim, waving flowers, national flags of China, DPRK
4. Military band playing welcoming music
5. Xi's motorcade arriving at Kim Il Sung Square
6. Kim, his wife Ri Sol Ju waiting for Xi, Xi's wife Peng Liyuan
7. Various of welcome ceremony
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, attended a grand welcome ceremony held by Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Monday.
President Xi arrived in the DPRK capital earlier on Monday to begin a two-day state visit at the invitation of Kim, marking his first trip to the DPRK in seven years.
Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju warmly greeted Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan at the airport.
The national flags of both countries flew high as portraits of the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries were hung at the center of the square.
Dressed in festive attire, people from all walks of life in Pyongyang, along with children and teenagers, holding flags, flowers and balloons, extended their sincere welcome to the distinguished Chinese guests with warm applause and cheers.
ID : 8483462
Published : 2026-06-08 14:36
Last Modified : 2026-06-08 18:59:56
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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