North Korea's Kim Jong Un Met Xi Jinping On Surprise Visit To China

In this photo released Wednesday by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, fourth from left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday met with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on a surprise trip to Beijing, his first visit abroad since he took power in 2011.

Kim traveled to the Chinese capital because he felt compelled to personally inform Jinping of the rapid diplomatic developments on the Korean Peninsula in recent weeks, also to discuss giving up the country's nuclear weapon according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.

The visit is a stunning shift for Kim, who appears to be fashioning himself as a leader in search of a peaceful solution to the crisis on the Korean Peninsula.

It’s in sharp contrast to 2017, when Kim oversaw a string of missile and nuclear tests that drew the ire of the international community.

Kim’s trip, which was shrouded in secrecy, was the first of three potential meetings with some of the world’s most powerful leaders.

Kim is set to attend a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in next month, and, in a bombshell move, US President Donald Trump has also accepted an invitation to meet Kim.

It would be the first face-to-face encounter between a sitting US President and a North Korean head of state.





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