Kim Jong Un’s train left Beijing on Wednesday after the North Korean leader visited his key ally on a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth visit to Pyongyang’s sole major diplomatic friend, meeting President Xi Jinping and reportedly visiting a factory. Beyond confirming his presence in Beijing, no details have been provided by either North Korea or China on his schedule. He then went to the Beijing Hotel, where he was expected to have lunch with Xi before his departure. Some analysts say China could use its cooperation on the North Korean issue as a bargaining chip in the US trade talks.

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2019 09:18 UTC