Multiple sources said Kim Jong-un is in Beijing. In this file photo taken Tuesday, May 10, 2016, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Associated Press 
Multiple sources said Kim Jong-un is in Beijing. In this file photo taken Tuesday, May 10, 2016, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Associated Press 
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Kim Jong-un is in Beijing on first-known trip outside North Korea since 2011, say multiple sources

A high police presence in Beijing and at the North Korean border suggested a high-profile diplomat was in China; now sources say Kim is actually in the country

Teddy Ng
Teddy Ng and Agencies

Updated: 7:18pm, 27 Mar, 2018

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Multiple sources said Kim Jong-un is in Beijing. In this file photo taken Tuesday, May 10, 2016, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Associated Press 
Multiple sources said Kim Jong-un is in Beijing. In this file photo taken Tuesday, May 10, 2016, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Associated Press 
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