Xi Jinping likely to visit North Korea as early as next week, South Korean media reports

Seoul: Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week and will try to act as a mediator between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a senior government official. Another government source was cited by Yonhap as saying a team of Chinese security service and protocol officials was in Pyongyang recently and that a visit by Xi late in May or early June was likely. Xi, who hosted Trump last week, will try to act as a mediator between Trump and North Korea’s Kim,…