North Korea’s Kim to Visit China for Fourth Summit

North Korea’s Kim to Visit China for Fourth Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un poses for photos in Pyongyang in this January 1, 2019 photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via Reuters
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SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese and North Korean state media reported on Jan. 8, as preparations for a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump continue.

Kim left for China on a private train on Monday afternoon accompanied by his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and other senior North Korean officials, including Kim Yong Chol and Ri Yong Ho, North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency said.