김정은 베이징 도착... 시진핑과 4차 정상회담 예정<br /><br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in China for the fourth time, for another summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br />North Korean and Chinese state media have both confirmed the news... and reported that Xi invited Kim to Beijing.<br />Oh Jung-hee reports. <br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br />A special train carrying Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju... plus a few other key officials from the regime arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning.<br />According to North Korean and Chinese media, Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Kim Jong-un for the four-day visit.<br />Kim's was accompanied by several top aides, including Kim Yong-chol, the official in charge of negotiations with the U.S. State Department, and a couple of key foreign affairs officials like Ri Su-yong and Ri Yong-ho... as well as those in charge of the economy and the military.<br />This is Kim Jong-un's fourth visit to China.<br />He met with Xi Jinping three times last year -- once before his first summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in,... once before his June summit with U.S. President Donald Trump,... and once right after the Singapore summit.<br />All in all, Kim met Xi roughly a month before those big events.<br />So, Kim's Beijing visit this time raises the question of whether a second Pyeongyang-Washington summit or Kim's cross-border visit to South Korea will happen any time soon.<br />As Washington has been creating the atmosphere for another summit with North Korea, it's highly likely that Kim and Xi will share opinions on the denuclearization talks.<br />Involving China in the signing of the peace treaty could be another talking point... as Kim Jong-un, through his New Year's Address,... called for multilateral negotiations to end the decades-long war.<br />Watchers also believe Kim could tour around some industrial facilities in China, in view of his focus on economic development.<br />Differently from the past, Pyeongyang's state media revealed the news that Kim is away to China... while he was still on his way to Beijing.<br />In the case of the past three visits, the agency reported the news on the last day of the visit or after the visit.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
