A mysterious armored train making a round trip from North Korea to Beijing is fueling speculation that North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un made a secret visit to China.
The visit by the special train and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed comes amid talk of preparations for a meeting between Kim and US President Donald Trump
An armored train is seen at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, March 27, 2018. (Kyodo News via AP)
Such a trip would be seen as a potential precursor to Kim’s planned summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in late April and his anticipated meeting with Trump by May. Analysts, however, questioned whether Kim would make the visit to Beijing himself rather than send an envoy.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, asked whether Kim or another North Korean official was visiting Beijing, said, “I know you’re all very curious but I have no information on that.”
North Korea’s state-run media had no immediate reports of a delegation traveling to China.
— with AP
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