North Korean leader Kim visits China, meets President Xi

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North Korean leader Kim visits China, meets President Xi

By Michael Martina and Heekyong Yang

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Dalian, Liaoning province, China in this picture released by Xinhua on May 8, 2018. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via REUTERS

 

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China and met President Xi Jinping, state media of both countries said on Tuesday, their second encounter in two months in a flurry of diplomatic engagement that has eased tensions on the Korean peninsula.

 

They met on Monday and Tuesday in the coastal city of Dalian ahead of what would be a historic meeting between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump that the White House has said could take place as soon as this month.

 

China has been keen to show it has an indispensable role in seeking a lasting solution to tension over North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons, concerned that its interests may be ignored, especially as North Korea and the United States establish contacts.

 

During the visit, announced only after it was over, Kim told Xi he hoped relevant parties would take "phased" and "synchronised" measures to realise denuclearisation and lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.

 

"So long as relevant parties eliminate hostile policies and security threats towards North Korea, North Korea has no need for nuclear (capacity), and denuclearisation can be realised," China's official Xinhua news agency cited Kim as saying.

 

Kim told Xi the denuclearisation of the peninsula was North Korea's "constant and clear position", and that dialogue between North Korea and the United States could build mutual trust.

 

TRUMP-XI CALL

Trump and Xi discussed developments on the Korean peninsula and Kim's visit to China during a phone call on Tuesday morning, the White House said.

 

Trump and Xi agreed on the importance of maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang until it permanently dismantles its nuclear and missile programs, the White House said. Chinese state media said Xi reiterated China's support for a U.S.-North Korea summit.

 

Chinese state television said Xi said he “hopes the United States and North Korea can build mutual trust, synchronise actions, resolve each sides’ concerns through meeting and consultations, consider North Korea’s reasonable security concerns, and jointly promote the political resolution process to the Korean peninsula issue.”

 

In the past North Korea has used the term "hostile policies" in reference to the U.S. troop presence in South Korea, the U.S. nuclear umbrella covering South Korea and Japan and regular joint military exercises in South Korea.

 

China is North Korea's most important economic and diplomatic backer, but Beijing has been angered by Pyongyang's repeated nuclear and missile tests and supported tough U.N. sanctions against its Cold War-era ally.

 

The two sides have stepped up engagement since Trump surprised the world in March by saying he would be willing to meet Kim in a bid to resolve the crisis over Pyongyang's development of nuclear missiles capable of hitting the United States.

 

SMILING KIM ACCOMPANIED BY SISTER

Kim was accompanied to China by his sister, Kim Yo Jong, who has played a leading role in diplomatic overtures by the long-isolated country.

 

Chinese state media showed pictures of Kim smiling in an outdoors meeting with Xi, and the two leaders strolling along a waterfront.

Xi hosted a banquet and told Kim of his backing of North Korea's "strategic shift towards economic development", Xinhua added.

 

"China supports North Korea's upholding of denuclearisation on the peninsula, and supports North Korea and the United States resolving the peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation," Xi said.

 

North Korean state media said Kim was "very pleased" that the relationship with China was reaching a high point, and North Korea would cooperate with China more actively as the situation on the Korean peninsula changed.

 

The two leaders "opened their hearts and had warm conversations,” North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported.

 

LATEST SUMMIT

The meeting was the latest in a series by North Korean leaders and follows Kim's historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in last month.

 

In March, Kim travelled by train to Beijing, his first known trip abroad since assuming power in 2011.

 

Kim used his official aircraft to make the short flight to Dalian, in what was his first known international flight since assuming power.

 

Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, feared flying, fuelling speculation that the younger Kim may not be willing to travel far to meet Trump. The venue for their summit has not been announced.

 

The demilitarized zone, or DMZ, between North and South Korea, and Singapore are believed to be the most likely contenders for the venue.

 

South Korea's presidential office said the Chinese government notified Seoul about the Xi-Kim meeting in advance.

 

Intense secrecy typically surrounds high-level North Korean visits to China, and this week's trip was no different.

 

Throughout the day on Tuesday there was speculation on Chinese websites that a North Korean leader was in China, though China's foreign ministry said earlier it had no information and Chinese state media did not carry any reports.

 

Japanese public broadcaster NHK had shown images of two North Korean aircraft taxiing at Dalian's airport, one an Air Koryo plane and another carrying a North Korean emblem.

 

Posts about unusual traffic jams and security in Dalian popped up on Chinese social media.

 

(Reporting by Michael Martina, Tony Munroe, Christian Shepherd and Se Young Lee in BEIJING and Heekyong Yang, Josh Smith, Ju-min Park and Haejin Choi in SEOUL; Additional reporting by David Brunnstrom and David Alexander in WASHINGTON; writing by Robert Birsel, Clarence Fernandez; editing by Peter Graff and Grant McCool)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-05-09

[Get Real]

As I stated many times before. Kim once again meet his most trustworthy ally for advice on how to deal with different situations. Trump has nothing to do with the result that emerges from him upcoming visit.

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[sweatalot]

Kim is behaving nicely now because he is under threat

 

I guess Xi made very clear  what would happen if Kim  would not stop his madness.

 

And Trump's war mongering might have played an important role.

Edited May 9, 2018 by sweatalot

[alocacoc]

As I stated many times before. Kim once again meet his most trustworthy ally for advice on how to deal with different situations. Trump has nothing to do with the result that emerges from him upcoming visit.

Nope, you are completely wrong. Try again.

Sent from a so called Smartphone using an App.

[Get Real]

23 minutes ago, alocacoc said:

Nope, you are completely wrong. Try again.

Sent from a so called Smartphone using an App.
 

As I see it, it would be a waste of time for me to try again. That due to, that I am trying to discuss with somebody that sets USA first in all kind of situations. It doesn´t matter what president you have. Never mind about the invasions of countries all over the world. Yet again if the GDP is one of the worst, so be it US of A is great.
Can you imagine why I think so? The answer lies in the flag in the background and the CocaCola logo in the frontline. 

By the way, I am not wrong. I am as right as I can be.

[mrwebb8825]

On 5/9/2018 at 5:18 PM, Get Real said:

By the way, I am not wrong. I am as right as I can be.

Which only proves your goal isn't very high.

President Trump put the pressure on and made China and Russia quit bucking the system. Russia's a bit of a rogue still but China doesn't want it's financial plan squeezed off it's timeline.

The USA economy is doing just fine without funding wars around the world and has started making plans to draw back it's people from the few that were left for President Trump to solve.

He stated his point very clearly when he let fly with 59(?) Tomahawk missiles that hit their targets with pinpoint accuracy with a 5-7 minute window from launch to impact. Kim couldn't get his missiles primed and ready in that time frame. He then sent a task force to cruise around outside Kim's porch. He later backed that up with a unified air strike backed by allies that are also pushing the sanctions just to show he wasn't kidding around.

With Obama he wasn't worried because his "lines in the sand" kept washing away with the tide while he slept.

That's when Kim sent his sister to feel out Moon and when she reported back to him, he took a secret trip to meet with Xi looking for a way out of the mess he'd crated. Then he came back, met with Moon and sent word he wanted to meet President Trump. The only people who were shocked when President Trump immediately said yes were the same losers that backed HC in the election. Those are the same people who are "warning him" and trying to "advise him" now but without the guts to meet him face to face because they know he'd laugh them out of his office. He even said so during a press conference.

Edited May 11, 2018 by mrwebb8825

[Get Real]

38 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

The USA economy is doing just fine

Checked the latest report? I mean the latest 15 years. 

By the way, I wasn´t backing HC, as that´s a bad choice for the world too. That´s just a pure criminal in an office.
Hell, I ain´t even american. But I can still see clown when he swears in to the office.