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Kim Jong Un's motorcade drives through Beijing before his train leaves the Chinese capital. The North Korean leader's visit to his key ally has been seen a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. IMAGES
A motorcade carrying Kim Jong Un drives through central Beijing as the North Korean leader starts his four-day visit to China during which he is set to meet President Xi Jinping. IMAGES of motorcade in Beijing
The United States confirms that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rescheduled a rare visit to Beijing for this weekend. "The secretary's visit falt builts on a series of engagements following the conversation between President Biden and President Xi in Bali, where they agreed to keep channels open," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
North Koreans lay flowers in front of giant bronze statues of former leaders in Pyongyang, as the country marks the anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the late father of current ruler Kim Jong Un. IMAGES
North Korean state television show images of Kim Jong Un walking briskly, smiling broadly and smoking a cigarette at what the North said was the opening of a fertiliser factory on Friday in Sunchon, north of Pyongyang. The North Korean leader has made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, following intense speculation that he was seriously ill or possibly dead. MORE IMAGES TO FOLLOW
Waving and smiling, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepares to board one of his signature olive-green trains, following in his father's tracks to head for Vladivostok and a summit with Vladimir Putin. IMAGES