The leader of isolated North Korea spent the weekend viewing China’s economic boom, but Kim Jong-il is unlikely to go home without meeting Chinese leaders to discuss how to resume stalled nuclear talks.
Rumours began to swirl last week that the leader of the reclusive Stalinist state was making one of his rare overseas visits, but sightings in southern China have given way to more concrete speculation over why he is here.
Kim’s choice of destination offers clues to the reasons behind his trip, only his fourth known tour to China.
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