BEIJING: Japanese media reported on Monday (Mar 26) that a train possibly carrying a high-level official from North Korea has arrived in Beijing, sparking speculation that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un may have been aboard. The Kyodo news agency, citing unidentified sources close to the matter, said the visit
BEIJING: Japanese media reported on Monday (Mar 26) that a train possibly carrying a high-level official from North Korea has arrived in Beijing, sparking speculation that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un may have been aboard.
The Kyodo news agency, citing unidentified sources close to the matter, said the visit — if confirmed that it was a North Korean official — would likely be to improve ties between North Korea and China.
Kim has not conducted an official trip abroad since taking power in 2011 and relations between China and North Korea are frosty as Beijing has backed UN sanctions to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile tests.
China is North Korea’s only diplomatic ally and its most important trade partner, but Kim and Chinese President Xi Jinping have never met.
Kim, however, is expected to hold historic summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in late April and US President Donald Trump in May.
