An official North Korean picture shows Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian earlier this week. Photo: AFP/ KCNA VIA KNS
An official North Korean picture shows Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian earlier this week. Photo: AFP/ KCNA VIA KNS
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China /  Diplomacy

Why a booming Chinese port was the ideal venue for Kim Jong-un’s latest visit

The choice of Dalian for the North Korean leader’s surprise visit was a nod to the two countries’ shared history but may also offer clues to his plans for the future 

Shi JiangtaoLee Jeong-ho
Shi Jiangtao and Lee Jeong-ho

Updated: 1:55pm, 10 May, 2018

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An official North Korean picture shows Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian earlier this week. Photo: AFP/ KCNA VIA KNS
An official North Korean picture shows Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping having tea in the Chinese city of Dalian earlier this week. Photo: AFP/ KCNA VIA KNS
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