Chinese President Xi Jinping is on the second and final day of his state visit to North Korea.<br />For what we expect to happen today, we have our Oh Jung-hee on the line, joining us from Seoul's unification ministry.<br />Jung-hee, do we have a sense of what President Xi and Chairman Kim are up to, as we speak?<br /><br />No, Connyoung, not at this point.<br />We are not receiving any updates from North Korea, so we are not sure what the leaders are up to at the moment.<br />But we do have a rough idea of what Chinese President Xi Jinping will do today.<br />He's expected to pay tribute to the North Korea-China Friendship Tower in Pyeongyang.<br />The tower was built in 1959 to commemorate Chinese soldiers who died fighting in the Korean War.<br />China’s high-level government officials have often visited the tower when visiting the North, including Xi Jinping himself in 2008 when he was China's Vice President.<br />North Korea's Kim Jong-un and President Xi may also have more summit talks today along with a luncheon.<br />If they do, the topics would be mainly be about their bilateral ties and Korean Peninsula issues.<br />As with their previous four summits when Kim Jong-un visited China, the two leaders have continued their summit into the following day.<br /><br />We will have to keep our eyes fixed on that then.<br />Jung-hee, the North's state-run media also released reports this morning about the fifth Kim-Xi summit.<br />How did Pyeongyang portray the meeting?<br /><br />The North's Korean Central News Agency put a lot of emphasis on Xi's visit, saying it's a (quote)"critical opportunity to show off their unchangeable and undefeatable friendship."<br />But the report did not provide any detailed remarks from the two leaders, only laying out what they discussed in general.<br />It said the leaders broadly exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula and other issues... and agreed that developing bilateral ties further is in their mutual interest.<br />They also agreed to deepen strategic communication as well as various other exchanges.<br />The report added the two leaders shared plans to meaningfully celebrate 70 years of their diplomatic ties this year.<br /><br />Connyoung, that's all I have for now, but I'll bring you more updates during our later newscasts.<br />Back to you.<br />
