DOMINANT ANGLE
Beijing files the confirmation at 9 a.m. on June 5 and minimizes detail — the official line speaks of "continuity" and "parallel tracks"
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Beijing confirms Xi's Pyongyang trip in a minimalist Xinhua dispatch released on the morning of June 5 by the Central Committee's International Department: "Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on June 8-9 at the invitation of Kim Jong-un.
