China’s Xi arrives in North Korea for closely watched talks with Kim

SEOUL, South Korea — China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert Beijing’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju welcomed Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at Pyongyang’s international airport. Two leaders shook ha