Mysterious train sparks speculation of Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing
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A mysterious armored train made a round trip from North Korea to Beijing without revealing its key secret: Was Kim Jong Un on board?
Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korea’s reclusive leader or another high-level Pyongyang official ran high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The visit by the special train to Beijing and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed seemed to point to the possibility that Kim was making his first visit to China as the North’s leader.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.
Whoever was on the train, their visit to Beijing appeared to be short. On Tuesday afternoon, a vehicle convoy led by a motorcycle escort headed in the direction of Beijing’s main railway station. The train was seen leaving shortly afterward, less than a day after it arrived.
AP
Is it really that big of a deal if it is Kim?
I mean, if it were a hush-hush ship going to Japan from NK with all the security involved, it would be noteworthy. But China, it's almost expected to have visits.
I remember the original Kim Jong Il never wanted to fly and had a special armored train with special compartments for traveling.
Probably the same train.
Wish we had a picture of this train, it sounds cool
It's nothing particularly special looking
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