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China meeting: Kim pledges denuclearization

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Chinese President Xi Jinping won a pledge from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean peninsula during an unofficial meeting in Beijing on March 28, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.

Xi pledged in return that China would uphold its friendship with its isolated neighbor.

The pledges came during Kim's first known journey abroad since he assumed power in 2011.

The visit is seen as preparing for Kim's upcoming summits with South Korea in April and the U.S. in May. (Reuters)

北朝鮮の金正恩氏が訪中、習近平国家主席と会談

北朝鮮の金正恩朝鮮労働党委員長は中国を非公式に訪問した。中国国営メディアは習近平国家主席とも会談し、非核化に尽力することを表明したと報じた。

The Japan Times ST: April 6, 2018