North Korean Leader Confirms Denuclearization Pledge During Beijing Visit

North Korean Leader Confirms Denuclearization Pledge During Beijing Visit
A motorcade believed to be carrying a North Korean delegation makes its way along Beijing's main east-west thoroughfare, Changan Avenue, in Beijing, China March 27, 2018. Reuters/Damir Sagolj
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BEIJING/SEOUL—China said on Wednesday it won a pledge from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean peninsula after President Xi Jinping invited Kim to visit Beijing, according to Yonhap.

After two days of speculation, China announced on Wednesday that Kim had visited Beijing and met Xi during what the official Xinhua news agency called an unofficial visit from Sunday to Wednesday.