N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were met with honour guards and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state media, which confirmed the "unofficial" visit on Wednesday only after Kim had returned to North Korea. The two men held talks at the stately Great Hall of the People during which they hailed their nations' historic relations, with Kim pledging that he was "committed to denuclearisation" on the Korean peninsula, according to China's Xinhua news agency.

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