She said the March 9 announcement was a major “catalyst” for China inviting North Korea to Beijing. North Korea remains dependent on China and could not refuse the meeting. Ties between China and North Korea have frayed in recent months as China supported tougher U.N. sanctions against North Korea and suspended coal and iron ore imports. This saves China a lot of face," Pang Zhongying, a North Korea expert at Renmin University in Beijing, told The Associated Press. During the meeting, which was officially announced Wednesday, Kim said North Korea is “committed to denuclearization,” according to China’s Foreign Ministry.

Source: Fox News March 28, 2018 18:22 UTC