Alexandra Ma, provided by Published 4:14 am CST, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 North Korean TV via BBC Monitoring/Twitter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to China on Tuesday for a four-day summit with President Xi Jinping. Tuesday is also Kim's 35th birthday. The North Korean leader took his family's personal armored train and traveled through Beijing with a massive motorcade. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled on his personal armored train to China to spend his birthday with President Xi Jinping. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, which is his 35th birthday. North Korean state media aired footage of Kim walking along a long red carpet to board his family's train, which is is bulletproof, and has white conference rooms and pink leather chairs. He waved to the dozens of government officials and army officers who had lined up to send him off. He was accompanied by his wife, former singer Ri Sol Ju, and at least eight other officials. Watch clips of his … [Read more...] about Kim Jong Un rode his personal armored train to China to spend his 35th birthday with Xi Jinping
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Kim Jong Un rode his personal armoured train to China to spend his 35th birthday with Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to China on Tuesday for a four-day summit with President Xi Jinping. Tuesday is also Kim’s 35th birthday. The North Korean leader took his family’s personal armoured train and travelled through Beijing with a massive motorcade. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled on his personal armoured train to China to spend his birthday with President Xi Jinping. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, which is his 35th birthday. North Korean state media aired footage of Kim walking along a long red carpet to board his family’s train, which is is bulletproof, and has white conference rooms and pink leather chairs. He waved to the dozens of government officials and army officers who had lined up to send him off. He was accompanied by his wife, former singer Ri Sol Ju, and at least eight other officials. Watch clips of his departure below, as published by BBC Monitoring: Read more:Inside Kim Jong Un’s personal train – … [Read more...] about Kim Jong Un rode his personal armoured train to China to spend his 35th birthday with Xi Jinping
Kim Jong Un Meeting Xi Jinping In China Before Possible Trump Talks
Jan 08, 4:41 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Sudipto Maity @maightyman 01/08/19 AT 3:07 AM Following an invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his fourth trip to China on Tuesday, which was also his birthday.According to North Korean state media KCNA, Kim was accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju and top diplomats, including Kim Yong Chol, on this three-day visit to China. The trip would include a summit with Xi.He arrived in China aboard his personal train, which resembles the one used by his father, Kim Jong Il during his visits to China and Russia in 2011, BBC reported. A vehicle in the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is escorted in Beijing, Jan. 8, 2019. Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images "He was warmly seen off by leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs at the railway station," KCNA reported. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...] about Kim Jong Un Meeting Xi Jinping In China Before Possible Trump Talks
WATCH: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s motorcade arrives in China for meeting with Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in China with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and other senior officials for a four-day trip. North Korean propaganda outlets claimed Kim had been invited to the country by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip comes amid rumours of a second summit with US President Donald Trump, which may be held as early as this year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in China with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and other senior officials for a four-day trip, according to Chinese and North Korean media reports on Tuesday. Kim, who reportedly travelled to China on his armoured train, arrived during what is believed to be his 36th birthday, according to the Associated Press. North Korean propaganda outlets claimed Kim had been invited to the country by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip comes amid rumours of a second summit with US President Donald Trump, which may be held as early as this year. Representatives from the two countries reportedly held discussions in … [Read more...] about WATCH: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s motorcade arrives in China for meeting with Xi Jinping
4 Takeaways From Xi Jinping’s Speech
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Asia Pacific Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Asia Pacific | 4 Takeaways From Xi Jinping’s Speech Supported by ByChris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers Dec. 18, 2018 BEIJING — When President Xi Jinping of China spoke at a meeting on Tuesday to celebrate the country’s shift 40 years ago to an era of “reform and opening up,” expectations were high that he would enumerate steps for revamping the economy and defusing trade tensions with the United States and others. The meeting commemorated a Communist Party leaders’ conclave in 1978, when Deng Xiaoping and other veteran revolutionaries set China toward market-friendly, pro-growth policies that would eventually transform the country into the world’s biggest economy after the United States. Some economists and investors had hoped that Mr. Xi would embrace and … [Read more...] about 4 Takeaways From Xi Jinping’s Speech