Posted on 05/08/2018 10:49:20 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
China said on Tuesday that President Xi Jinping had met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a northern Chinese port city. The unannounced meeting, held Monday and Tuesday in Dalian, was the second between the two men in recent weeks, following Kim's March visit to Beijing, his first since taking power six years ago.
China is North Korea's only major ally, although trade between them has plummeted in recent months as Beijing enforces United Nations economic sanctions in response to the North's nuclear bomb and ballistic missile tests.
The meeting between Xi and Kim comes as the North Korean leader prepares to hold a historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump....
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As if the Kims were ever anything other than ChiCom surrogates.
Xi is quaking in his boots.
A good idea on how far Trump will travel for the meet. The port city is 90 minutes by air from Beijing. It’s a lot closer to Pyongyang(by air) but 350 miles by car. Guess how fat boi got there?
I just saw that the US representative just set up a meeting with North Korea, and was confused that maybe Kim was away at the moment.
But it appears Da Lian, is about two or three hours outside of North Korea by train.
Very close by.
Smelling the flowers and pointing at birds ,BLAH
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