China and North Korea perform diplomatic high-wire act at historic summit
BEIJING - It had the trappings of a historic summit - a mysterious train, a motorbike convoy, a military welcome, and extraordinary displays of flowers and flags.
This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, his first known trip abroad since he assumed control of the isolated state in 2011 and his first meeting with another head of state.
Kim, 34, said he is "willing to hold dialogue with the United States," according to China's official New China News Agency, adding that his country could potentially denuclearize "if South Korea and the United States respond to our efforts in good faith (and) create a peaceful and stable atmosphere."
The meeting highlighted a fraught high-wire
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