# Dmitry Medvedev

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026**: Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang — Xi makes his first trip to North Korea in seven years, receiving a red-carpet welcome and issuing joint statements that reinforce Beijing's tacit acceptance of Pyongyang's nuclear status.
- **2025-10**: Nuclear missiles parade in Pyongyang — North Korea stages a parade of nuclear-capable missiles attended by Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, explicitly signaling the end of denuclearization.
- **2025-09**: Kim attends Xi's military parade in Beijing — Kim Jong-un participates in his first multilateral event alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, marking a new phase of trilateral visibility.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### After 7-Year Gap, Xi’s Visit Cements N. Korea’s Nuclear Status, Reshaping Missile Defense
2026-07-25 23:34:07 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Xi Jinping’s first visit to Pyongyang in seven years signals Beijing’s tacit acceptance of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, with major implications for space-based early warning, missile tracking, and strategic stability in East Asia.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/xi-visit-pyongyang-space-defense-7-year

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