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| China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit | |
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| After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited China. | |
| Rumours circulated earlier this week after local media reported a high-profile figure had arrived on a special train. | |
| The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim's first foreign trip since taking office in 2011. | |
| Mr Kim held "successful talks" with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, Xinhua reports. | Mr Kim held "successful talks" with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, Xinhua reports. |
| The visit is considered a significant step in North Korea's preparation for talks agreed in principle with South Korea and the United States. | |
| Last month, President Donald Trump accepted an unprecedented invitation to meet Mr Kim. | |
| Analysts had said North Korean and Chinese leaders would be likely to meet before that summit goes ahead. China is North Korea's main economic ally. | |
| Xinhua said Mr Kim had assured his Chinese counterpart he is committed to denuclearisation. | |
| North Korea's KCNA news agency called the visit "a milestone" in improving ties with China. |