Kim heads home after key talks
May 7, 2010, Friday
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NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-il left Beijing yesterday by train after meeting Chinese leaders.
Kim arrived in the capital on Wednesday and met President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao for talks aimed at securing economic aid in exchange for his country's return to international nuclear negotiations, reports said.
Kim's visit has been shrouded in secrecy, with Chinese officials refusing to confirm for a third day that he was in the country. He has been seen by journalists several times since arriving in China on Monday aboard an armored train.
On Wednesday night, a fleet of North Korean-flagged limousines escorted by police was seen outside the Great Hall of the People, where Korean news agencies said Kim met Hu and was due to meet Wen and other leaders yesterday.
Another meeting with Hu was possible, the agencies said. Kim was then expected to watch a North Korean remake of the Chinese opera "A Dream of Red Mansions" with Chinese officials.
Security was high around the Diaoyutai State Guest House in western Beijing where foreign leaders often stay on official visits. Police, soldiers and agents surrounded the compound of lakes and villas. Police closed the road in front and parked a bus at the main gate.
Kim was thought to have visited the Great Wall yesterday after a motorcade resembling the one he travels in swept out of the guesthouse where he was lodged.
Traffic radio announced a shutdown of the motorway to Badaling, a restored part of the Great Wall that is a favorite destination for foreign dignitaries.
China has not formally acknowledged Kim's visit, but police closures of motorways and train stations have allowed reporters and Chinese citizens to track his route. Kim only travels by land.
China is expected to meet North Korea's new aid requests, said Cai Jian, deputy director of the Center for Korean Studies at Shanghai's Fudan University.
Kim arrived in the capital on Wednesday and met President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao for talks aimed at securing economic aid in exchange for his country's return to international nuclear negotiations, reports said.
Kim's visit has been shrouded in secrecy, with Chinese officials refusing to confirm for a third day that he was in the country. He has been seen by journalists several times since arriving in China on Monday aboard an armored train.
On Wednesday night, a fleet of North Korean-flagged limousines escorted by police was seen outside the Great Hall of the People, where Korean news agencies said Kim met Hu and was due to meet Wen and other leaders yesterday.
Another meeting with Hu was possible, the agencies said. Kim was then expected to watch a North Korean remake of the Chinese opera "A Dream of Red Mansions" with Chinese officials.
Security was high around the Diaoyutai State Guest House in western Beijing where foreign leaders often stay on official visits. Police, soldiers and agents surrounded the compound of lakes and villas. Police closed the road in front and parked a bus at the main gate.
Kim was thought to have visited the Great Wall yesterday after a motorcade resembling the one he travels in swept out of the guesthouse where he was lodged.
Traffic radio announced a shutdown of the motorway to Badaling, a restored part of the Great Wall that is a favorite destination for foreign dignitaries.
China has not formally acknowledged Kim's visit, but police closures of motorways and train stations have allowed reporters and Chinese citizens to track his route. Kim only travels by land.
China is expected to meet North Korea's new aid requests, said Cai Jian, deputy director of the Center for Korean Studies at Shanghai's Fudan University.
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