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Kim, Xi portray strong ties after N. Korea leader’s China trip

By GILLIAN WONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG, GILLIAN WONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press
Published: March 28, 2018, 9:07am
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In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China’s CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, left, shake hands at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea’s leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim’s secret trip to Beijing this week.
In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China’s CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, left, shake hands at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea’s leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim’s secret trip to Beijing this week. (CCTV via AP Video) Photo Gallery

BEIJING — With smiles and firm handshakes, North Korea and China used a surprise summit this week to show that despite recent tensions, Pyongyang still has a powerful backer and Beijing will not be sidelined in discussions about the fate of its unpredictable neighbor.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s secretive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing — which were not confirmed until after his return home — appear aimed at improving both countries’ positions ahead of Kim’s anticipated meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S.

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