Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on Monday and Tuesday, state media in both countries reported on Friday, marking the Chinese leader's first trip to the country since 2019.
Neither side disclosed details of the planned talks between Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The announcement came a day after Kim, during a visit to a newly commissioned nuclear material production facility, ordered a major expansion of the country's nuclear forces.
China and North Korea maintain close political ties. The two countries are linked by a mutual defence treaty, China's only such agreement with another nation.
Xi's visit comes as North Korea continues to deepen military cooperation with Russia while pursuing the expansion of its nuclear and missile programmes, moves that have heightened tensions with the United States and its allies in the region.
